Research Article

Effect of Imatinib on Bone Marrow Morphology and Angiogenesis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Table 4

Correlation of marrow morphological response (MMR) score with hematological response.

MMR ScoreNo. of patientsCHRPHRNHR
(N=29)(n=15)(n=12)(n=2)

017 (58.62%)13 (86.67%)4 (33.33%)0

18 (27.59%)2 (13.33%)6 (50%)0

20000

34 (13.79%)02 (16.67%)2 (100%)

MMR: marrow morphological response, CHR: complete hematological response, PHR: partial hematological response, and NHR: nil hematological response. Fischer exact test was used for statistical association, p<0.001.