Early switch to nilotinib in a case of non-optimal response to imatinib

We report a case of excellent response to nilotinib in a 22 years old man with chronic myeloid leukemia in suboptimal response to imatinib. After diagnosis he started cytoreductive therapy with cytarabine and hydroxyurea, then he begun therapy with imatinib 400 mg/day. After 3 months of treatment, h...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Iurlo, Tommaso Radice, Chiara De Philippis, Manuela Zappa, Mauro Pomati, Agostino Cortelezzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEEd 2015-10-01
Series:Clinical Management Issues
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Online Access:https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/1135