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Which of the following is the most appropriate i treatment? ? • A) Radiation therapy • B) Interferon alfa • C) OOral l hhydroxyurea d • D) Bone marrow transplant • E) Imatinib mesylate • Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) an oral drug inhibits brc/Abl tyrosine kinase and eliminates the CML clones (95%)
CML – treatment For the <strong>Board</strong>s • Allogeneic bone marrow transplant within two years of diagnosis or – interferon is not used after the introduction of Gleevec • Busulfan and hydroxyurea play a role in reducing blood counts but are palliative and not curative • BMT during remission is the only proven curative i therapy h ffor patients i not responding di to Gleevec or became resistant
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