What are the various stages of CML?
There are various stages in the treatment of CML, including the following: • chronic phase – there may be no symptoms of leukemia, but blast cells are discovered in the blood and bone marrow. This phase can last several months to several years. • accelerated phase – an increased number of blast cells are found in the blood and marrow and there is evidence normal cells are decreasing • blastic phase – also called a “blast crisis,” during this phase more than 30 percent of bone marrow and blood cells are blast cells. Cancerous tumors may form in the bone or lymph nodes, collections of small organs found throughout the lymph system.
