Diminished alpha2-plasmin inhibitor activity associated with the use of imatinib mesylate in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive haematologic cancer

Kosei Matsue; Keitaro Matsuo; Hideaki Fujiwara; Kan-ichi Iwama; Brian Y. Hayama; Shun-ichi Kimura; Masayuki Yamakura; Masami Takeuch

doi:10.1160/TH08-09-0614

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(06): 1170-1171
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-09-0614

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Diminished alpha2-plasmin inhibitor activity associated with the use of imatinib mesylate in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive haematologic cancer

Kosei Matsue

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda General Hospital Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan

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Keitaro Matsuo

²Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan

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Hideaki Fujiwara

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda General Hospital Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan

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Kan-ichi Iwama

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda General Hospital Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan

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Brian Y. Hayama

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda General Hospital Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan

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Shun-ichi Kimura

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda General Hospital Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan

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Masayuki Yamakura

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda General Hospital Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan

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Masami Takeuch

¹Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Kameda General Hospital Kamogawa-shi, Chiba, Japan

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