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. 2013 Jul;34(3):175-6.
doi: 10.4103/0971-5851.123721.

Report of chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase from Eastern India, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Kolkata, 2001-2009

Siddhartha Sankar Ray  1 , Prantar Chakraborty  1 , Utpal Chaudhuri  1 , Ganesh  1
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Report of chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase from Eastern India, Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Kolkata, 2001-2009

Siddhartha Sankar Ray et al. Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

The data 192 patients from Eastern India, Kolkata center was presented in Indian cooperative oncology network meeting, out of which 97% patients were diagnosed in the chronic phase. Complete hematological response was seen in 70.5% among patients and 86% of patients were in clinical and hematological remission over 5 years with a median follow-up of 4.85 years.

Keywords: Chronic myeloid leukemia; Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine; chronic phase.

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