Hematological and nonhematological toxicities of imatinib mesylate in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumor

@article{Usman2007HematologicalAN,
  title={Hematological and nonhematological toxicities of imatinib mesylate in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumor},
  author={Mohammad Usman and Naveen Naz Syed and Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto and Salman Naseem Adil and Mohammad Khurshid},
  journal={Indian Journal of Pharmacology},
  year={2007},
  volume={39},
  pages={192-195}
}
Objectives : To determine the hematological and nonhematological toxicities of imatinib mesylate in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and to review the literature to compile a list of the etiologic agents responsible for these events. Materials and Methods : This was a prospective study conducted from May 2001 to February, 2007. Two hundred and thirty-two patients with CML and GIST treated with imatinib mesylate at the Aga Khan University… 
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