Biomarker Insights (Jan 2015)

Mutation-Guided Therapy for CML Blast Crisis: A Case Report

  • Benjamin N. Ostendorf,
  • Hendrik Nogai,
  • Claudia D. Baldus,
  • Thomas Burmeister,
  • Renate Arnold

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S22279
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10s3

Abstract

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The management of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in advanced phases is challenging and requires the consideration of different treatment approaches, including targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Here, we present the case of a patient with CML in mixed phenotype blast phase illustrating the integration of these strategies and demonstrating the need for close monitoring of treatment response in order to individually adjust treatment regimens.