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Variables associated with patient-reported symptoms in persons with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy.

Lu Yu, Xiaojun Huang, Robert Peter Gale, Haibo Wang, Qian Jiang

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Article in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Patient-reported toxicity symptoms during tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in chronic myeloid leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  2. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Mimicking Dementia in a Patient Treated With Imatinib.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Lu YuPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.
Xiaojun HuangPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.
Robert Peter GaleHematology Research Centre, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Haibo WangPeking University Clinical Research Institute, Beijing.
Qian JiangPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Disease, Beijing, China.
Peking University · CNPeking University People's Hospital · CNImperial College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the variables associated with patient-reported symptoms and the impact of symptoms on health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).

methodsAnonymous Chinese-language questionnaires were distributed to adults with chronic-phase CML (CML-CP) receiving TKIs therapy >3 months regarding symptoms' incidence, severity, and HRQoL. The multivariate cumulative logistic regression model was built to identify variables associated with the symptoms. General Linear Model was used to model the relationship between symptoms and HRQoL using stepwise-forward algorithm.

resultsA total of 1142 respondents were included in this study. The top 10 common TKI-related symptoms were fatigue, periorbital and lower limb edema, chest distress and shortness of breath, memory deterioration, skin color change, alopecia, muscle cramp, weight gain and musculoskeletal pain, and itchy skin. One hundred forty-one (50%) females ≤50 years reported menstrual disorders. Female, married, therapy duration 1 to 3 years, and foreign generic TKIs were associated with increased symptoms' frequency and severity. In contrast, receiving nilotinib or dasatinib, and achieving a complete cytogenetic response but not complete molecular response were associated with fewer and milder symptoms. Chest distress and shortness of breath and loss of appetite were associated with both lower physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores; fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness and abdominal pain, were associated with lower PCS score; anxiety-depression, was associated with lower MCS score in multivariate analyses.

conclusionsDemographic and social variables, type of TKI-therapy, therapy duration, and depth of response were associated with patient-reported symptoms in persons with chronic phase CML. Certain symptoms have adverse impact on HRQoL.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsDasatinibFemaleHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-PhaseMaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrimidinesQuality of LifeAntineoplastic AgentsDasatinibnilotinibProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrimidines

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