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ARC: Stem cell harvests are done and the stem cells stored for the future scenario if patients lost their response to Gleevec. Then these stored cells which are low positive for BCR-ABL can be reinfused back into the patient after killing off the patient’s diseased marrow with high-dose chemotherapy. This procedure is called autologous stem cell transplant.
