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CML Treatment: Scenarios that Necessitate Switching Therapy

Author(s):

Jorge E. Cortes, MD,Joannie Clements

Jorge E. Cortes, MD, details clinical scenarios that indicate a need to switch therapies for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

This program was made possible with support from Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Video content above is prompted by the following:

  • In which scenarios do you consider switching CML therapies, and how do you approach that conversation with patients? How does the patient experience change when switching therapies?
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