Method Duration of treatment Complete response (CCR)- 0% Ph+ Partial response (PCR)-01%-65% Ph+ No response (NCR)-66% ->95% Ph+ P value Cytogenetics 03 months 09(30%) 16(53.3%) 05(16.7%) 0.00007 06 months 25(83.3%) 02(6.7%) 03(10%) BCR-ABL      q-PCR value   0-40 % 40-60% 60-80%     03 months 09(30%) 16(53.3%) 05(16.7%) 0.00007   06 months 25(83.3%) 02(6.7%) 03(10%)

Table 3: Comparative cytogenetic and molecular responses at 3 and 6 months.