Abstract:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is one of the most common leukemias in adults. After 2000, the FDA approved drugs for its treatment with mechanisms of action different from those of the then-known cytostatics. This new therapeutic approach, employing targeted therapy, is based on a better understanding of the biology and key pathogenetic mechanisms driving the development and progression of the disease. Deletion of the long arm of chromosome 13 is one of the most frequently described cytogenetic aberration… Show more
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