Leukemic stem cell persistence in chronic myeloid leukemia patients with sustained undetectable molecular residual disease

In search of the original leukemic clone in chronic myeloid leukemia patients in complete molecular remission after stem cell transplantation or imatinib

(2010) M. Sobrinho-Simoes et al.   BLOOD

Human chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells are insensitive to imatinib despite inhibition of BCR-ABL activity

(2010) Amie S. Corbin et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Discontinuation of imatinib in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia who have maintained complete molecular remission for at least 2 years: the prospective, multicentre Stop Imatinib (STIM) trial

(2010) François-Xavier Mahon et al.   LANCET ONCOLOGY

Do we have to kill the last CML cell?

(2010) D M Ross et al.   LEUKEMIA

Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia who maintain a complete molecular response after stopping imatinib treatment have evidence of persistent leukemia by DNA PCR

(2010) D M Ross et al.   LEUKEMIA

Imatinib plus Peginterferon Alfa-2a in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

(2010) Claude Preudhomme et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Molecular and functional analysis of the stem cell compartment of chronic myelogenous leukemia reveals the presence of a CD34- cell population with intrinsic resistance to imatinib

(2009) R. M. Lemoli et al.   BLOOD

Low or undetectable numbers of Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemic stem cells (Ph+CD34+CD38neg) in chronic myeloid leukemia patients in complete cytogenetic remission after tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy

(2009) S Mustjoki et al.   LEUKEMIA