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Abstract
In adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) the complete remission (CR) rates have improved to 85% to 90%. Despite this high CR rate, 40% to 50% of patients eventually relapse. This occurs because of the limited sensitivity of cytomorphology in assessing complete molecular remission. Thus, more sensitive methods that detect leukemic cells on a molecular level and identify minimal residual disease are needed.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23714526 DOI: 10.14694/EdBook_AM.2013.33.290
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book ISSN: 1548-8748