<p>Strategies For Targeting Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Stem Cells</p>

Stem cells in chronic myeloid leukaemia.

Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia

Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a malignant myeloproliferative disorder of haemopoietic stem cells, giving rise to abnormally elevated numbers of myeloid cells in peripheral blood and myeloid hyperplasia in bone marrow. Uncontrolled production of myeloid precursors results in increased levels of maturing granulocytes, mainly neutrophils but also eosinophils and basophils. Elevated numbers of...

Characterization of cancer stem cells in chronic myeloid leukaemia.

CML (chronic myeloid leukaemia) is a myeloproliferative disease that originates in an HSC (haemopoietic stem cell) as a result of the t(9;22) translocation, giving rise to the Ph (Philadelphia chromosome) and bcr-abl oncoprotein. The disease starts in CP (chronic phase), but as a result of genomic instability, it progresses over time to accelerated phase and then to BC (blast crisis), becoming ...

leukaemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and chronic myeloid leukaemia

Introduction The standard approach to the diagnosis of acute leukaemia and myelodysplasia has been based on the morphology and percentage of malignant haemopoietic cells in peripheral blood and in an aspirated sample of bone marrow. The FAB group reports on acute leukaemia have emphasised the value of additional information gained from cytochemistry,' and immunological studies and cytogenetics ...

Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Targeting Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder. Current targeted therapies designed to inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of the BCR-ABL oncoprotein have made a significant breakthrough in the treatment of CML patients. However, CML remains a chronic disease that a patient must manage for life. Although tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) therapy has completely transforme...