Frontline Bostunib vs Imatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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This video highlights results of the BFORE trial, which tested bosutinib vs imatinib in newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia patients.

In this video, Jorge E. Cortes, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, discusses results of the BFORE trial, which tested bosutinib vs imatinib in newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia patients.

Cortes presented the results of the study (abstract 7002) at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held June 2–6 in Chicago.

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