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Is a CLL FISH panel sufficient to aid in treatment decisions in CLL or is p53 sequence analysis also needed?

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Medical Oncology · University of Rochester Medical Center
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At a minimum, patients should undergo IGHV mutation analysis as well as testing for deletion of 11q and 17p prior to treatment initiation. However, testing for a TP53 mutation is ideal. While many patients with TP53 mutations will have a concomitant deletion 17p, this is not always the case. Given t...

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