Marrow fibrosis and its relevance during imatinib treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia
Marrow fibrosis and its relevance during imatinib treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.leu.2404917
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Kreipe, H.
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作者:
Buesche, G.;Ganser, A.;Kreipe, H.
In chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), imatinib may reverse bone marrow fibrosis ( MF). Whether the unfavorable prognosis of MF is also reversed and whether imatinib guarantees against evolution of MF are unclear as yet. Fifty-nine patients with Ph+ CML treated with >= 400mg imatinib/day were examined for MF in 6- to 12-month intervals. Imatinib effectively reversed initial MF (P