Would you change therapy for a CML patient in hematologic remission on imatinib found with positive qualitative BCR-ABL1 for the p230 protein?
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Hematology · University of Chicago
It would depend on how long the patient has been on imatinib and the sensitivity of PCR testing. Being able to monitor the p230 transcript at the level of 0.1% or even deeper would be helpful to characterize if the patient has achieved a major molecular response or not.
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