Third-line therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia: current status and future directions

Abstract Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is driven by the BCR-ABL1 fusion protein, formed by a translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 that creates the Philadelphia chromosome. The BCR-ABL1 fusion protein is an optimal target for tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) that aim for the adenosine triphos...

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Main Authors: Jorge Cortes, Fabian Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-021-01055-9