Open AccessA comparative study of Hasford score and Sokal index in prognostication of the novo chronic myeloid leukemia patients and a search for new prognostic markers
Author(s) -
Sankar Narayan Sinha,
Simanti Sinha,
Palash Mandal,
Nirmal Kumar Bhattacharyya,
Abhigyan Pandey,
Partha Gupta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.120369
Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid leukemia , population , imatinib mesylate , oncology , imatinib , environmental health
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a common myeloproliferative disorder. Based on clinical and hematological parameters, two prognostic scoring systems, i.e., Hasford and Sokal index scoring systems are available to predict survival duration of CML patients on imatinib therapy.