Combined chronic myeloid leukaemia and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in five patients, including one with 17p deletion

• Published in: Internal medicine journal Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 580 - 584
• Main Authors: Armarego, Michael, Gottlieb, David, Dunlop, Lindsay, Cooney, Julian P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.04.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Chronic myeloid leukemia; CLL; CML; combined malignancies; Cytogenetics; Diagnosis; Fludarabine; Hematological diseases; Leukemia; Malignancy; Medical records; Patients; Polymerase chain reaction; Protein-tyrosine kinase; CLL; combined malignancies; CML

We report a series of five Australian cases of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) occurring concurrently with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Patient management including therapies and response together with clinical progress was obtained from medical records and laboratory information systems. Pr...