31 Treatments  for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

13 Tests 3 Medical Procedures 3 Surgical Procedures 10 Prescribed Medications

2 Alternative Procedures

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Tests for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

1. Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test A complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following: The number of red blood cells (RBCs; The number of white blood cells (WBCs; The total amount of hemog...  More

2. Karyotyping Karyotyping is a test to examine chromosomes in a sample of cells, which can help identify genetic problems as the cause of a disorder or disease. This test can...  More

3. Peripheral Blood Smear A blood smear is a blood test that gives information about the number and shape of blood cells.  More

4. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More

5. Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase Score Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase is a test that tells how much of a protein called alkaline phosphatase (ALP) you have inside your white blood cells. Leukocyte means ...  More

6. Leukemia Phenotype Panel

7. Bone Marrow Biopsy A bone marrow biopsy is the removal of soft tissue from inside bone. Bone marrow grows inside some of the larger bones in the body. It produces platelets and red an...  More

8. Bone Marrow Aspiration Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. It is found in the hollow part of most bones. Bone marrow aspiration is the removal of a sm...  More

9. Blood Compatibility Test Blood typing is a laboratory test done to determine a person's blood type. If the person needs a blood transfusion , another test called crossmatching is done ...  More

10. Microbial Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

11. Breakpoint Cluster Region (BCR) Test

12. Biopsy A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination.  More

13. Philadelphia Chromosome Diagnosis

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Medical Procedures for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

1. Leukapheresis

2. Immunotherapy Immunologic therapy is the treatment of disease using medicines that boost the body's natural immune response .  More

3. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article ...  More

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Surgical Procedures for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

1. Bone Marrow Transplant A bone marrow transplant delivers healthy bone marrow stem cells into the patient. It replaces bone marrow that is either not working properly or has been destroyed...  More

2. Stem Cell Transplant

3. Splenectomy Spleen removal (splenectomy) is surgery to remove a diseased or damaged spleen. This organ is in the upper part of your belly, on the left side. It helps your body ...  More

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Prescribed Medications for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

1. imatinib(Gleevec ) IMATINIB (i MAT in ib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets a specific protein within cancer cells and stops the cancer cells from growing. It is used to treat certai...  More

2. cytarabine(Cytosar-U , Tarabine PFS) CYTARABINE, ARA-C (sye TARE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine reduces the growth of cancer cells and can suppress the immune system. It is used for trea...  More

3. hydroxyurea(Hydrea , others...) HYDROXYUREA (hye drox ee yoor EE a) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat certain leukemias, skin cancer, head...  More

4. interferon alfa-2a(Roferon-A ) INTERFERON ALFA-2a (in ter FEER on AL fa 2 a) (Roferon-A) helps the immune system fight viral infections such as chronic hepatitis C, and certain cancers like Phila...  More

5. busulfan(Myleran ) BUSULFAN (byoo SUL fan) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia.  More

6. dasatinib(Sprycel ) DASATINIB (da SA ti nib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets specific proteins within cancer cells and stops the cancer cells from growing. It is used to treat some ...  More

7. arsenic trioxide(Trisenox ) ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (AR se nik trye OX ide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (A...  More

8. nilotinib(Tasigna ) NILOTINIB (nil OT i nib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets a specific protein within cancer cells and stops the cells from growing. This medicine is used to treat ...  More

9. interferon alfa-2b(Intron A ) INTERFERON ALFA-2b (in ter FEER on AL fa 2 b) is a man-made protein. Natural interferons are produced in the body to help the immune system fight viral infections a...  More

10. mechlorethamine(Mustargen ) MECHLORETHAMINE (me klor ETH a meen) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lym...  More

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Alternative Procedures for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia What's this?

1. Acupuncture The practice of acupuncture originated in China 5,000 years ago. Today it is widely used throughout the world and is one of the main pillars of Chinese medicine. Th...  More

2. Meditation Various forms of meditation have been practiced for thousands of years throughout the world, with many techniques originating in Eastern religious practices. In mod...  More

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