ABL1 and chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive: Selective targeting of BCR/ABL by ABL-kinase inhibitors (AKI) such as Imatinib, Nilotinib or Dasatinib, all competitive ATP-analogues, leads to durable cytogenetic and molecular remissions in the majority of CML patients in the early chronic phase of the disease.