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Treatment Options - Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:10 am


Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)



The challenge of treating newly diagnosed CML is to determine the best overall strategy to control the disease. General strategies for management include a variety of options:

Leukapheresis, also known as a peripheral blood stem cell transplant, with stem cell cryopreservation (frozen storage) prior to any other treatment. The patient's blood is passed through a machine that removes the stem cells and then returns the blood to the patient. Leu...Read the full article
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