Bone marrow or stem cell transplantation is the therapy of choice for patients younger than 55 years old with:
a. Essential thrombocytosis
b. Polycythemia vera
c. Chronic myelogenous leukemia
d. All of the above
ANS: C
Bone marrow or stem cell transplantation is the therapy of choice for patients younger than 55 years old with chronic myelogenous leukemia if an HLA-matched donor can be found. It is not a therapeutic choice for either essential thrombocytosis or polycythemia vera.
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