Nilotinib therapy in an imatinib intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia patient with pulmonary severe hypertension
Imatinib mesylate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has significant efficacy in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia. In general, hematologic and extrahematologic side effects of imatinib therapy are mild to moderate, with the large majority of patients tolerating prolonged periods of the...
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2015-10-01
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Online Access: | https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/cmi/article/view/1072 |