Imatinib Compared with Interferon and Low-Dose Cytarabine for Newly Diagnosed Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

O’Brien et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/6985f297db3aef8684169ecd — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa022457

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