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Occurs between chronic phase and blast crisis. Characterized by 10–19% myeloblasts and >20% basophils in blood or bone marrow and cytogenetic evolution; also increasing splenomegaly, platelet count, or white blood cells if unresponsive to treatment.
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(2008). Accelerated Phase. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47648-1_19
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