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| | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: |
 | | Chronic myelogenous leukemia: a multivariate analysis of the associations of patient characteristics and therapy with survival. |  | | Accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia is characterized by greater than 5% blasts in either the peripheral blood or bone marrow but 30% or less blasts in both the peripheral blood and bone marrow. |  | | Chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia is characterized by bone marrow and cytogenetic findings as described above with 5% or less blasts and promyelocytes in the peripheral blood and bone marrow. |
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http://www.acor.org/cnet/62876.html
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| | Chronic myelogenous leukemia |
 | | For most people with CML, this drug therapy is the first line of therapy. |  | | CML can also cause bone pain or joint pain and swelling of the spleen or liver. |  | | The term leukemia can be confusing, because it refers to a batch of cancers that aren't all that similar except for the fact that they affect the bone marrow and blood. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00564.html
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| | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
 | | A clinical trial of biologic therapy, combination chemotherapy, or other drug therapy (Gleevec). |  | | Chemotherapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. |  | | Also known as immunotherapy, biotherapy, or biological response modifier (BRM) therapy. |
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http://www.cchs.net/health/health-info/docs/1400/1405.asp?index=6209
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| | Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) |
 | | There are some immature leukemia WBCs in the blood and bone marrow (between 5 percent and 30 percent). |  | | Immune therapy uses the bodys immune system to fight cancer. |  | | In contrast, excess WBCs in late CML (the accelerated and acute phases) do not mature. |
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http://www.antigenics.com/diseases/cml.html
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| | Society : Disease Information - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
 | | This important distinction from acute leukemia accounts for the less severe early course of the disease. |  | | Features a treatment progress tracker to help you monitor your responses to therapies. |  | | Disease Information > Leukemia > Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
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http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=8501
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| | Leukemia: Chronic Myelogenous (CML) |
 | | Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a rare, life-threatening cancer that affects the bone marrow. |  | | With frequent checkups, your health care provider will recognize a change in phases. |  | | The disease can have a chronic phase and an accelerated phase. |
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http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/learn/leukcml.htm
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| | Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) |
 | | However, the vast majority of people treated for cancer with radiation DO NOT go on to develop leukemia and it takes many years to develop leukemia from this cause. |  | | About>Health & Fitness>Healthcare Center> Cancer> Leukemia> Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) |  | | Chronic myelogenous leukemia is a malignant cancer of the bone marrow that causes rapid growth of the blood forming cells (known as myeloid precursors) in the bone marrow, peripheral blood, and body tissues. |
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http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000570.htm
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| | sti571, sti-571, Gleevec, Glivec, leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, cml, gist, c-kit, gastrointestinal stromal ... |
 | | The purpose of this site is to provide information on a new drug for the treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). |  | | Behind every successful research project, there's a dream of what might be. |  | | sti571, sti-571, Gleevec, Glivec, leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, cml, gist, c-kit, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, leiomyosarcoma, cancer, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, cgp57148b, cgp57148 |
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http://www.newcmldrug.com
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| | Sloan-Kettering - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
 | | In this section you can find information about our expertise in treating patients with CML, our services, and our research. |  | | Radiation therapy is sometimes used for leukemia in the central nervous system. |  | | Treatment for the chronic phase of CML typically includes imatinib (Gleevec). |
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http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/5429.cfm
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| | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia |
 | | The symptoms of chronic myelogenous leukemia may resemble other blood disorders or medical problems. |  | | The following are the most common symptoms of chronic myelogenous leukemia. |  | | Specific treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia will be determined by your physician based on: |
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_blood/chronmye.cfm
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| | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) |
 | | A phase 2 study, found that almost 90% of the CML patients treated with the drug showed no further progression of their disease. |  | | One of the most common is chronic myelogenous leukemia (also known as chronic myeloid leukemia) or CML. |  | | But now treatment with the drug imatinib mesylate (Gleevec® also known STI571) appears to be able to cure the disease. |
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http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/CML.html
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| | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia -- eCureMe.com |
 | | Often patients unknowingly in the chronic phase with mild or no complaints, will incidentally have a physical exam or a blood test that reveals splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, or increased numbers of WBC. |  | | Be sure to ask about any new treatments, research, clinical trials, or procedures that may be available for CML. |  | | This condition has three phases, which define symptom severity: |
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http://www.ecureme.com/emyhealth/data/Chronic_Myelogenous_Leukemia.asp
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| | Leukemia, chronic myelogenous |
 | | 205.10 myeloid leukemia, chronic, without mention of remission |  | | Clonal myeloproliferation caused by malignant transformation of a pluripotent cell. |
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http://www.5mcc.com/Assets/SUMMARY/TP0535.html
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| | Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) - Redirect |
 | | The Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) page has moved. |  | | If you are not automatically redirected in five seconds, please click here. |
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http://www.marrow.org/MEDICAL/cml.html
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