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Abstract
In the pre-tyrosine kinase (TKI) era, allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT) was the front-line treatment of choice for young patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Today, imatinib is well established as front-line therapy for CML, with excellent long-term outcomes. This has changed the role of allo-SCT and the number of patients undergoing allo-SCT has declined dramatically. Allo-SCT is currently recommended for patients in accelerated/blast phase disease, those who have failed a second-generation TKI and those with TKI-resistant mutations such as T315I. The role of allo-SCT in the management of CML will require continual reappraisal as medical therapies continue to evolve. Copyright ÂEntities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22054733 PMCID: PMC3246008 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2011.09.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hematol Oncol Clin North Am ISSN: 0889-8588 Impact factor: 3.722