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Synthetic tumor-specific breakpoint peptide vaccine in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and minimal residual disease

A Phase 2 Trial

  1. Nitin Jain MD1,
  2. James M. Reuben PhD2,
  3. Hagop Kantarjian MD1,
  4. Changping Li MD2,
  5. Hui Gao PhD2,
  6. Bang-Ning Lee PhD2,
  7. Evan N. Cohen BS2,
  8. Theresa Ebarb RN1,
  9. David A. Scheinberg MD, PhD3,
  10. Jorge Cortes MD1,†,*

Article first published online: 17 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24468

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 17, pages 3924–3934, 1 September 2009

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Jain, N., Reuben, J. M., Kantarjian, H., Li, C., Gao, H., Lee, B.-N., Cohen, E. N., Ebarb, T., Scheinberg, D. A. and Cortes, J. (2009), Synthetic tumor-specific breakpoint peptide vaccine in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and minimal residual disease. Cancer, 115: 3924–3934. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24468

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  2. 2

    Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  3. 3

    Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program and Leukemia Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

  1. †

    Fax: (713) 794-4297

*Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 428, Houston, TX 77030

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 17 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 FEB 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 29 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 16 DEC 2008

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  • National Institute of Health. Grant Number: PO1 CA23766

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