Low body weight and body mass index may be associated with musculoskeletal pain following imatinib discontinuation in chronic myeloid leukemia

It is difficult to predict musculoskeletal pain as a withdrawal syndrome following the discontinuation of imatinib (IM) in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. We investigated a link between physical size and musculoskeletal pain following IM discontinuation. In total, seven out of 24 patients de...

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Main Authors: Seiichiro Katagiri, Tetsuzo Tauchi, Keiko Ando, Seiichi Okabe, Moritaka Gotoh, Kazuma Ohyashiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Leukemia Research Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213048916300577