Near-tetraploidy is associated with Richter transformation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients receiving ibrutinib

Cecelia Miller, Amy S. Ruppert, Nyla A. Heerema, Kami J. Maddocks, Jadwiga Labanowska, H Breidenbach, Gerard Lozanski, Weiqiang Zhao, Amber Gordon, Jeffrey A. Jones,

Blood Advances · 2017 · 45 citations · 23 references

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= .01) were independent risk factors for discontinuing ibrutinib due to transformation. Our results suggest that near-tetraploidy is a potential prognostic marker for Richter transformation to assess in patients going on ibrutinib.

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