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Tags: cml, philadelphia    
Author11 Posts
  #1

What is the treatment for CML?

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  #2

imatinab

  #3

imanitib

failure ---> BMT




  #4

nod
tyrosine kinase inhibitor which will stop the function of philadelphia chromosome which has tyrosine kinase activity.



  #5

nod


  #6

nod


  #7

Let's go one step further : Any other leukemia which has positive t(9;22) ?


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5% of children with ALL
25–35% of adults with ALL (usually L2)
1% of AML-M1
100% CML


Poor prognosis




  #9

But fisher was saying something about "clemack" it sounds like that and interferon if climak is not in the answers.
interferon will give you a negative c22
But he says that right out of the bat you bone marrow biopsy if not then you tx in the mean time.

Also Isnt aciclovir also inhibit tyronase kinase?

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  #10

its not climackshaking head its GLEVAC trade name for imatinib-selective inhibitor of bcr-abl tyr kinase



  #11

acyclovir is monophosphorylated by viral THYMIDINE kinase and it in inhibits viral dna polymerase
no clue regarding it inhibiting tyrosine kinasesad









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