Chronic myeloid leukemia: past, present, future
The discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome in 1960, and of the BCR-ABL oncogene in 1984, enabled the development in subsequent years of a targeted therapy that revolutionized the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia, thus changing its natural history. The use of imatinib resulted in a significant improvement of the prognosis and outcome of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. However, the occurrence of mechanisms of resistance or intolerance precludes the eradication of the disease in some of the patients. Second-generation tyrosine-kinase inhibitors are efficient in most of these patients, except for those with T315I mutation. We present an overall review of chronic myeloid leukemia, with emphasis on the progress in its treatment.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Langue: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2011
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| Accès en ligne: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082011000200236 |
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