Chronic myeloid leukemia in the elderly: long-term results from randomized trials with interferon α

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in older patients has not been studied well. To assess the long-term outcome of older patients with Philadelphia- and/or BCR-ABL-positive CML, 199 patients aged ⩾60 years representing 23% of 856 patients enrolled in the German randomized CML-studies I (interferon α (IF...

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Main Authors: Berger, Ute (Author) , Engelich, G. (Author) , Maywald, O. (Author) , Pfirrmann, M. (Author) , Hochhaus, Andreas (Author) , Reiter, Andreas (Author) , Metzgeroth, Georgia (Author) , Gnad-Vogt, Ulrike (Author) , Hasford, J. (Author) , Heinze, B. (Author) , Heimpel, H. (Author) , Hossfeld, D. K. (Author) , Kolb, H.-J. (Author) , Löffler, H. (Author) , Pralle, H. (Author) , Queißer, Wolfgang (Author) , Hehlmann, Rüdiger (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 10 September 2003
In: Leukemia
Year: 2003, Volume: 17, Issue: 9, Pages: 1820-1826
ISSN:1476-5551
DOI:10.1038/sj.leu.2403042
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403042
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/2403042
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Author Notes:U. Berger, G. Engelich, O. Maywald, M. Pfirrmann, A. Hochhaus, A. Reiter, G. Metzgeroth, U. Gnad, J. Hasford, B. Heinze, H. Heimpel, D.K. Hossfeld, H.-J. Kolb, H. Löffler, H. Pralle, W. Queisser, R. Hehlmann on behalf of and the German CML-Study Group