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    Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2011 Oct;25(5):1025-48, vi.

    Chronic myelogenous leukemia: role of stem cell transplant in the imatinib era.

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    Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

    Abstract

    In the pre-tyrosine kinase (TKI) era, allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT) was the front-line treatment of choice for young patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Today, imatinib is well established as front-line therapy for CML, with excellent long-term outcomes. This has changed the role of allo-SCT and the number of patients undergoing allo-SCT has declined dramatically. Allo-SCT is currently recommended for patients in accelerated/blast phase disease, those who have failed a second-generation TKI and those with TKI-resistant mutations such as T315I. The role of allo-SCT in the management of CML will require continual reappraisal as medical therapies continue to evolve.

    Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    PMID:
    22054733
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3246008
    [Available on 2012/10/1]

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