Abstract:Prognostic factors to predict an aggressive clinical course in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) such as CD38, ZAP-70 and IgH mutation status have been well described, however, readily available presenting features predictive of long-term stability are less well defined. We performed a retrospective analysis of 335 consecutive patients with CLL seen at St. Paul’s Hospital from January 1969 to July 2005. Patients were identified from the practice data-base and clinical and pathological data abstracted by chart… Show more
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