Chronic myelogenous leukemia

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Classification

Chronic phase | Accelerated phase | Blast crisis

Diagnosis

History & Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Lab Tests | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Echocardiography or Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Biopsy | Philadelphia chromosome

Treatment

Medical therapy:

Overview | Pre-Treatment | Chronic phase | Blast crisis | Leukapheresis | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy | Chemotherapy | Biologic therapy | High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant | Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI)

Current treatment protocol:

Chronic phase CML | Accelerated phase CML | Blastic phase CML | Relapsed CML

Surgical therapy:

Surgery

Prevention:

Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention

Resources

• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Blood & Marrow Transplant Information Network
• Association of Cancer Online Resource (ACOR) Leukemia Links
• Merck Manual:Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia (CML)

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