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ArticleBlood cancer journal2018

Early BCR-ABL1 decline in imatinib-treated patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: results from a multicenter study of the Chinese CML alliance.

Jingru Zhang, Yingqiao Wang, Jianxiang Wang, Jianda Hu, Suning Chen, Jie Jin, Ting Liu, Jianfeng Zhou, Yu Hu, Daoxin Ma and 3 more

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Article in Blood cancer journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Jingru ZhangDepartment of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Yingqiao WangDepartment of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Jianxiang WangInstitute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Jianda HuFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Suning ChenJiangsu Institute of Hematology, Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of Ministry of Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jie JinDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ting LiuDepartment of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jianfeng ZhouDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yu HuInstitute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Daoxin MaDepartment of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. daoxinma@hotmail.com.
Xiaojun HuangInstitute of Hematology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China. huangxiaojun@bjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2145-6643
Chunyan JiDepartment of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Ming HouDepartment of Hematology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNFujian Medical University · CNPeking University · CNSichuan University · CNSoochow University · CNTongji Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An early molecular response is spectacularly predictive of outcome in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and early response landmarks may identify the high-risk patients likely to be benefit from an early therapy switch. In this study, we evaluated the most relevant cutoffs for early molecular response markers (BCR-ABL1 values at 3 months, log reduction and halving time between diagnosis and 3 months) in 476 first-line imatinib-treated Chinese patients with chronic phase CML. All outcomes were significantly superior for the 324 patients with 3-month BCR-ABL1 ≤10%, so did for the 270 patients with BCR-ABL1 >0.61 log reduction. BCR-ABL1 halving time ≤22 days was identified for patients with the most favorable outcome. Moreover, the prognosis was significantly poorest for patients with both halving time >44 days and BCR-ABL1 >10%. Importantly, multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that a BCR-ABL1 log reduction calculated at 3 months of 0.61 was the only variable that significantly predicted for OS. Our results highlight the importance of rapid initial decline of BCR-ABL1 in predicting satisfactory outcome. Our data support the evidence that monitoring BCR-ABL1 values at an early time point could contribute to accurately assess response and ultimately guide clinical decisions regarding the timing of therapeutic intervention.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsFemaleFusion Proteins, bcr-ablGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHumansImatinib MesylateLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsSurvival AnalysisTranscription, GeneticAntineoplastic AgentsBCR-ABL1 fusion protein, humanFusion Proteins, bcr-ablImatinib MesylateProtein Kinase Inhibitors

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