Report of chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase from Dr. Senthil Rajappa, 2002-2009

摘要

Nizam's Institute of Medical Science is a premier institute of Hyderabad, established in 1980. The Medical Oncology Unit is the 1st comprehensive cancer center established for the state of Andhra Pradesh. The department has presented a data of total 201 patients with the median age of 32 at diagnosis. Among these 66 (33%) patients belonged to low Hasford risk group. Complete hematologic response was seen in 195 (97%) of patients. The progression free survival (PFS) was 77% for all patients while those who achieved complete cytogenetic response, PFS was 88% at 29 months.Keywords: Chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic phase, imatinib