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Abstract
Since the introduction of imatinib just over a decade ago, there has been a dramatic change in the treatment and prognosis of early chronic phase chronic myeloid Leukaemia (CML). This review article focuses on recent advances, culminating in the approval of nilotinib by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed CML in the chronic phase.Entities:
Keywords: CML; early chronic phase; treatment; tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Year: 2010 PMID: 23556068 PMCID: PMC3573384 DOI: 10.1177/2040620710387981
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ther Adv Hematol ISSN: 2040-6207