Histopathological changes in bone marrow biopsies from patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia after treatment with recombinant alpha-interferon

Recombinant alpha-interferon (r-IFN) is an effective therapy for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), inducing haematological and major cytogenetic response in 70% and 30% of patients, respectively. In this study we have evaluated the significance of bone marrow (BM) histology on the subsequent response to r-IFN therapy, as well as the morphological changes induced by r-IFN within BM