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01-12-2009 | Short communication
MicroRNA expression profiling in Imatinib-resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia patients without clinically significant ABL1-mutations
Authors:
Edurne San José-Enériz, José Román-Gómez, Antonio Jiménez-Velasco, Leire Garate, Vanesa Martin, Lucia Cordeu, Amaia Vilas-Zornoza, Paula Rodríguez-Otero, María José Calasanz, Felipe Prósper, Xabier Agirre
Published in:
Molecular Cancer
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Issue 1/2009
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Abstract
The development of Imatinib Mesylate (IM), the first specific inhibitor of BCR-ABL1, has had a major impact in patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), establishing IM as the standard therapy for CML. Despite the clinical success obtained with the use of IM, primary resistance to IM and molecular evidence of persistent disease has been observed in 20-25% of IM treated patients. The existence of second generation TK inhibitors, which are effective in patients with IM resistance, makes identification of predictors of resistance to IM an important goal in CML. In this study, we have identified a group of 19 miRNAs that may predict clinical resistance to IM in patients with newly diagnosed CML.