In a trial by the MD Anderson group, 94 early phase CML patients were randomized in two arms a) 800mg of imatinib and b) imatinib 800mg plus 0,5μg/kg peg-IFN/week and GM-CSF 125mcg/m2 three times per week subcutaneously. The gene discussed is IFNA1; the disease is chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.