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Leukemia drug proves safe and effective over the long term

The drug imatinib mesylate, more commonly known as Gleevec, proves safe and effective over the long term in patients with an advanced form of chronic myeloid leukemia, according to a study prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology.

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