Successful Bosutinib Experience in an Elderly Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient with Suspected Central Nervous System Involvement Transformed from Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Joint Authors

Ataca, Pinar
Atilla, Erden
Ozyurek, Elif
Erden, Ilhan
Gurman, Gunhan

Source

Case Reports in Hematology

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-12-01

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Managing the blast phase in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is challenging because limited data are available for elderly patients.

The involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) increases the risk of a poor prognosis.

Here, we present an elderly blast phase CML patient with suspected CNS involvement who was successfully treated with bosutinib.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Atilla, Erden& Ataca, Pinar& Ozyurek, Elif& Erden, Ilhan& Gurman, Gunhan. 2015. Successful Bosutinib Experience in an Elderly Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient with Suspected Central Nervous System Involvement Transformed from Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Atilla, Erden…[et al.]. Successful Bosutinib Experience in an Elderly Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient with Suspected Central Nervous System Involvement Transformed from Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Atilla, Erden& Ataca, Pinar& Ozyurek, Elif& Erden, Ilhan& Gurman, Gunhan. Successful Bosutinib Experience in an Elderly Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patient with Suspected Central Nervous System Involvement Transformed from Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058626

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058626