Dropled Digital PCR May Have a Prognostic Value for Predicting Relapse after Imatinib Discontinuation

Nowadays it is possible to safely discontinue imatinib but it is still not clear which patient (pt) will relapse. High sensitivity techniques like droplet digital (dd) PCR may help to discriminate pts who still present a significant amount of disease despite being in MR4 by standard RT-PCR.

Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - August 26, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Carmen Fava, Marta Varotto, Paola Berchialla, Enrico Gottardi, Filomena Daraio, Roberta Lorenzatti, Emilia Giugliano, Davide Barberio, Alessandra Iurlo, Ester Orlandi, Patrizia Pregno, Dario Ferrero, Giovanna Rege-Cambrin, Giuseppe Saglio Source Type: research