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ReviewHaematologica2026

Improving quality of life for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia through supportive care, low-dose therapy, switching, and treatment-free remission.

Kathryn E Flynn, Ehab Atallah

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Review in Haematologica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kathryn E FlynnDepartment of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. kflynn@mcw.edu.
Ehab AtallahDepartment of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a hematologic malignancy that has become a largely manageable condition when treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). However, the lifelong treatment course required for most patients is associated with side effects and toxicities that can impact patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This review synthesizes current evidence on strategies to optimize HRQOL for patients on TKI. This can be achieved through supportive care to manage TKI-related symptoms, dose adjustments, switching to a different TKI, or treatment discontinuation for select patients. We examine the clinical rationale and empirical support for each approach. Emphasis is placed on the importance of clear patient-physician communication and authentic shared decision-making and individualized care to address the needs and experiences of patients and to improve HRQOL.

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Antineoplastic AgentsLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuality of LifeHumansRemission InductionAntineoplastic AgentsProtein Kinase Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID41376566
PMCPMC13317834

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