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Original Article

Central Nervous System Relapse in Two Patients with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in Myeloid Blastic Phase on Imatinib Mesylate Therapy

Michael E Rytting Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 428, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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William G Wierda Department of Leukemia, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 428, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Pages 1623-1626 | Received 27 Jan 2004, Published online: 26 Aug 2009

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