Seminars in Hematology
Volume 44 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

New Targeted Therapies for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: Opportunities to Overcome Imatinib Resistance

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2006.12.003

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 44 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

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