Assessment of Imatinib in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia in Gabon: a cohort of 17 cases.
Med Sante Trop
; 26(2): 184-8, 2016 May 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27034089
The prognosis for chronic myeloid leukemia, the first hematologic malignancy for which successful targeted therapy has been developed, has changed markedly in the West. In developing countries, however, prognosis remains poor, mainly because of lack of access to treatment. The effort made by some nongovernmental organizations to distribute first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors free of charge has changed this situation in some regions, notably in sub-Saharan Africa and Gabon in particular. We report the results in a cohort of 17 patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
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Imatinib Mesylate
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Antineoplastic Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Sante Trop
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article