Complete Clearance of Ph+ Metaphases after 3 Months Is a Very Early Indicator of Good Response to Imatinib as Front-Line Treatment in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Author(s) -
Roberto Latagliata,
Alessandro Isidori,
Massimo Breccia,
Ida Carmosino,
Federico Vozella,
Paola Volpicelli,
Paola Finsinger,
Sara Barulli,
Giuseppina Loglisci,
Michelina Santopietro,
Vincenzo Federico,
D. Diverio,
Mauro Nanni,
Marco Mancini,
Giuseppe Visani,
Giuliana Alimena
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta haematologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1421-9662
pISSN - 0001-5792
DOI - 10.1159/000343384
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic myelogenous leukemia , imatinib , incidence (geometry) , imatinib mesylate , gastroenterology , surgery , univariate analysis , leukemia , multivariate analysis , physics , myeloid leukemia , optics
To address the incidence and the prognostic role of a very early standard complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) or all Ph- metaphases (MET-, when <20 cells were evaluable).
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