Clinical Study

The Effect of Imatinib Mesylate for Newly Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive, Chronic-Phase Myeloid Leukemia in Sub-Saharan African Patients: The Experience of Côte d'Ivoire

Table 4

Hematologic and cytogenetic response according to Ph+ alone or additional chromosomal abnormalities.

CharacteristicsPh+ alonePh+ with additional abnormalities


CHR22 (88)10 (59).0357
MCyR15 (60)04 (24).043
CCyR6 (24)1 (6).210

CHR: complete hematologic response; MCyR: major cytogenetic response; CCY: complete cytogenetic response.