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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2018

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Chronic-Phase CML: Strategies for Frontline Decision-making.

James A Kennedy, Gabriela Hobbs

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

James A KennedyDivision of Hematology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur - HIM 770, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Gabriela HobbsMassachusetts General Hospital, 100 Blossom Street, Cox-1, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. ghobbs@partners.org.

Funding

Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Consortium Career Development Program in Clinical OncologyK12CA087723 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI David Tsai Ting · 2002 to 2026
$17.9M
NCI NIH HHS K12 CA087723
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewOver the past two decades, the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has transformed the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). With four agents currently approved for frontline use in chronic-phase (CP) disease, it follows that treatment decision-making has been rendered more challenging. Here we will review recent advances that help inform the selection of a first-line TKI. RECENT

findingsExtended follow-up of the seminal CML trials has demonstrated the long-term efficacy of TKIs, while also highlighting significant differences in their respective toxicity profiles and potency. Dasatinib and nilotinib generate deeper molecular responses than imatinib, particularly among patients with higher risk disease, but this has not translated into a significant survival advantage. Similar results have been obtained at 1 year with bosutinib; its efficacy and toxicity were well balanced at a dose of 400 mg daily, prompting its recent approval for this indication. Lastly, multiple studies have demonstrated that TKIs can be safely discontinued in select individuals who have maintained deep responses for extended periods, establishing treatment-free remission as a novel goal in CP CML. The careful consideration of parameters such as disease risk, the potency, and toxicity profile of each TKI, as well as each patient's unique comorbidities and preferences, enables truly individualized therapeutic decision-making in CP CML, with the goal of ensuring that a high quality of life accompanies the survival advantage conferred by these agents.

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Clinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalHumansLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveProtein Kinase InhibitorsSurvival RateProtein Kinase InhibitorsBCR-ABLChronic myeloid leukemiaTreatment-free remissionTyrosine kinase inhibitors

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PMID29687320
PMCPMC6023770

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