Association of Cytogenetics Aberrations and IGHV Mutations with Outcome in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients in a Real-World Clinical Setting

Keywords

chronic lymphocytic leukemia / IGHV mutation status / complex karyotype / overall survival / time to first treatment

Authors' Contribution

Writing original draft preparation, concept, and writing were done by C.M.-N. and I.G.-G.-y.-M.; review and editing by I.F., L.S.-P., C.P.-C., M.Q.-Á., A.-E.R.-V., M.-S.I., M.-A.F., E.L., J.C., K.M., V.R.-A., and J.-Á.H.- R. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

None.

Conflict of Interest

None declared.

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