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Report of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase from Omega Hospital and Indo-American Centre, Hyderabad, 2004-2010

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Publisher Thieme
Specialty Oncology
Date 2014 Feb 12
PMID 24516311
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Abstract

Omega hospital and Indo-American Center from Hyderabad presented a data of 55 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia 87% (48) patients were in chronic phase. 5% (3) patients had primary resistance, while 64% (36) had shown good response to imatinib. At a median follow-up of 36 months 73% (40) of patients were in chronic phase.

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