However, since ABL expression (which is equivalent to BCR-ABL expression because probe sets are taken from the 3' end) is minimal for the cured BCR-ABL patient in 3 out of 4 probesets with P < .0.06 differences between leukemia subtypes, Fig. 5 does suggest (very mildly) that Gleevec combined with standard therapy could be beneficial, i.e. that BCR-ABL may be conditionally or partially critical. Here, BCR is linked to leukemia.