Abstract
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) accounts for 15% of adult leukemias. In 2005, an estimated 4,600 cases will be diagnosed, and 850 patients will die of the disease. The median age of disease onset is 53 years; however, CML occurs in all age groups, with an increasing proportion of younger patients in more recent series. ML progresses from a chronic phase to a rapidly fatal blastic phase, generally over 3 to 5 years. The blast phase is often preceded by a transition period, called the accelerated phase, which is marked by the acquisition of new cytogenetic abnormalities in 50% to 80% of patients. Several definitions of the accelerated phase of the disease are summarized.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 732-755 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia
- Allogeneic transplantation
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Cytarabine
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- Imatinib mesylate
- Interferon
- NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology