Adherence to treatment with imatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia: a study of the first decade of responses obtained at a Brazilian hospital

Objetive: The aim of this study was to identify the reasons for failure in adherence to imatinib mesylate treatment in chronic myeloid leukemia. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 100 non-electronic records of patients with Ph+ chronic myeloid leukemia treated with imatinib mesylate. T...

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Main Author: Reis,Samuel Roosevelt Campos dos (author)
Other Authors: Quixada,Acy Telles de Souza (author), Nunes,Sammara Tavares (author), Cid,Danielle Maria Camelo (author), Souza,Jacqueline Holanda de (author), Costa,Clara Maria Bastos Eloy da (author), Silveira,Carolina Bizelli (author), Cid,David Antonio Camelo (author), Oliveira,Mariana Fatima Cabral de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Leukemia, myelogenous, chronic, BCR-ABL positive/drug therapy
Piperazines/therapeutic use
Medication adherence
Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetic
Treatment outcome
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842013000300174
Country:Brazil
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