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Acute lymphocytic leukemia

Description

An in-depth report on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of leukemia.

Alternative Names

Acute lymphoblastic (or lymphocytic) leukemia

References

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Jabbour E, Cortes J, Kantarjian HM, Giralt S, Jones D, Jones R, et al. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia after Bcr-Abl kinase mutation-related imatinib failure. Blood . 2006 Aug 15;108(4):1421-3.

Kantarjian H, Giles F, Wunderle L, Bhalla K, O'Brien S, Wassmann B, et al. Nilotinib in imatinib-resistant CML and Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL. N Engl J Med . 2006 Jun 15;354(24):2542-51.

Talpaz M, Shah NP, Kantarjian H, Donato N, Nicoll J, Paquette R, et al. Dasatinib in imatinib-resistant Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemias. N Engl J Med . 2006 Jun 15;354(24):2531-41.

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• Review Date: 1/16/2007
• Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

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