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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2014; 03(01): 087-089
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.126566
THE GREAT DEBATE: AGAINST IMATINIB AS THE FIRST LINE TKI CHOICE FOR CML

Using 2 nd generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in frontline management of chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia

Vishal Jayakar
Department of Haemato-Oncology, Kingston Hospital, London
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