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Mulas O, Abruzzese E, Luciano L, Iurlo A, Attolico I, Castagnetti F, Galimberti S, Bonifacio M, Annunziata M, Gozzini A, Orlandi EM, Stagno F, Binotto G, Pregno P, Fozza C, Loi M, Trawinska MM, De Gregorio F, Cattaneo D, Albano F, Iezza M, Baratè C, Scaffidi L, Elena C, Giai V, Scalzulli E, Breccia M, La Nasa G, Caocci G. The new Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP) estimates the risk of arterial occlusive events in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with nilotinib or ponatinib. Ann Hematol 2024; 103:427-436. [PMID: 38012435 PMCID: PMC10798925 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-023-05556-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treated with nilotinib or ponatinib may experience arterial occlusive events (AOEs). It is currently recommended to thoroughly assess cardiovascular risk factors before treating CML. We identified 455 consecutive CML adult patients, 335 treated with nilotinib and 120 with ponatinib; 380 patients without previous cardiovascular diseases or diabetes were stratified according to the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE2) and SCORE2-Older Persons (SCORE2-OP). This updated algorithm from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) estimates a 10-year risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular diseases. It is based on sex, age, smoking habits, systolic blood pressure, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and European geographical region of cardiovascular risk. The SCORE2/SCORE2-OP algorithm translated more patients (50.2%) to the high-very high cardiovascular risk category than the previous SCORE (25.3%). Patients with a high to very high SCORE2/SCORE2-OP risk showed a significantly higher incidence rate of AOEs (69.2% vs. 46.5%, p < 0.001). The older SCORE was less specific in estimating AOEs in patients classified as low-intermediate risk (69.8 vs. 54.2%). In multivariate analysis, no associations were found between AOEs and gender, age, and type or dose of tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Only the SCORE2/SCORE2-OP risk was confirmed as a significant predictive factor (p = 0.028; hazard ratio = 2.2; 95% confidence interval = 1.1-4.5). Patients with AOEs required, in most cases, imaging diagnostic tests, additional drugs, and sometimes invasive procedures, increasing access to visits and hospital management. This real-life study suggested that the SCORE2 and SCORE2-OP charts could help identify cardiovascular fragility in CML patients providing them with more attention and a proper TKI selection.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Humans
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cardiovascular Diseases/chemically induced
- Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Diseases/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/epidemiology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/chemically induced
- Imidazoles/adverse effects
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/adverse effects
- Pyridazines
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Affiliation(s)
- Olga Mulas
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hematology Unit "Federico II", University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria-Consorziale (AOUC) - Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, AOU Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo", Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, AOU Policlinico - V. Emanuele, Rodolico Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città Della Salute E Della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo", Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città Della Salute E Della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
- SC Ematologia E CTMO, Ospedale Businco, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Sanità Pubblica, Università Di Cagliari, Via Jenner, Sn, 09124, Cagliari, Italy.
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Cutica I, Riva S, Orlandi EM, Iurlo A, Vener C, Elena C, Bucelli C, Cattaneo D, Tomezzoli E, Pravettoni G. Psychological Factors Affecting the Willingness to Accept a Possible Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) Discontinuation in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML) Patients. Patient Prefer Adherence 2022; 16:2963-2975. [PMID: 36338243 PMCID: PMC9635475 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s369326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who present a sustained deep molecular response (DMR) for a stable period of time might benefit from discontinuing tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). A significant number of patients seem able to reach this stage due to the availability of TKIs. However, many patients remain reluctant about TKI discontinuation and may refuse treatment interruption. The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical and psycho-cognitive factors that may influence the decision to discontinue TKI therapy, thereby gaining a better understanding of patients' viewpoints on TKI discontinuation. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and nineteen patients diagnosed with CML aged between 34 and 69 were enrolled (67 males and 52 females). Different clinical information and psycho-cognitive aspects such as attitude toward risk behaviours, risk preferences, need for cognitive closure, and tendency to resist to changes were assessed through the administration of a battery of questionnaires. RESULTS A higher tendency toward risk behaviours and the tendency to focus on possible gain in the short term rather than on losses might represent important predictors for the willingness to accept TKI discontinuation. Possible relapses following interruption of the therapy are the most common reason for concern. Furthermore, lower levels of resistance to change and having previously experienced the desire to interrupt the therapy might lead patients to accept a higher probability of relapse risk when facing such a decision. CONCLUSION TKI discontinuation appears appealing and challenging at the same time for many CML patients, and different factors may influence this decision. Psychology plays a crucial role in assisting physician-patient communication and informed decision-making.
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- Ilaria Cutica
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: Ilaria Cutica, Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Via Santa Sofia 9/1, Milan, 20123, Italy, Tel +39 02 50321562, Fax +39 02 50318938, Email
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- Department of Psychology and Pedagogic Science, St Mary’s University, London, UK
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- Hematology Division, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Division, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Hematology Division, Foundation IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Cuneo A, Mato AR, Rigolin GM, Piciocchi A, Gentile M, Laurenti L, Allan JN, Pagel JM, Brander DM, Hill BT, Winter A, Lamanna N, Tam CS, Jacobs R, Lansigan F, Barr PM, Shadman M, Skarbnik AP, Pu JJ, Sehgal AR, Schuster SJ, Shah NN, Ujjani CS, Roeker L, Orlandi EM, Billio A, Trentin L, Spacek M, Marchetti M, Tedeschi A, Ilariucci F, Gaidano G, Doubek M, Farina L, Molica S, Di Raimondo F, Coscia M, Mauro FR, de la Serna J, Medina Perez A, Ferrarini I, Cimino G, Cavallari M, Cucci R, Vignetti M, Foà R, Ghia P. Efficacy of bendamustine and rituximab in unfit patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Indirect comparison with ibrutinib in a real-world setting. A GIMEMA-ERIC and US study. Cancer Med 2020; 9:8468-8479. [PMID: 32969597 PMCID: PMC7666748 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Limited information is available on the efficacy of front‐line bendamustine and rituximab (BR) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with reduced renal function or coexisting conditions. We therefore analyzed a cohort of real‐world patients and performed a matched adjusted indirect comparison with a cohort of patients treated with ibrutinib. One hundred and fifty‐seven patients with creatinine clearance (CrCl) <70 mL/min and/or CIRS score >6 were treated with BR. The median age was 72 years; 69% of patients had ≥2 comorbidities and the median CrCl was 59.8 mL/min. 17.6% of patients carried TP53 disruption. The median progression‐free survival (PFS) was 45 months; TP53 disruption was associated with a shorter PFS (P = 0.05). The overall survival (OS) at 12, 24, and 36 months was 96.2%, 90.1%, and 79.5%, respectively. TP53 disruption was associated with an increased risk of death (P = 0.01). Data on 162 patients ≥65 years treated with ibrutinib were analyzed and compared with 165 patients ≥65 years treated with BR. Factors predicting for a longer PFS at multivariable analysis in the total patient population treated with BR and ibrutinib were age (HR 1.06, 95% CI 1.02‐1.10, P < 0.01) and treatment with ibrutinib (HR 0.55, 95% CI 0.33‐0.93, P = 0.03). In a post hoc analysis of patients in advanced stage, a significant PFS advantage was observed in patient who had received ibrutinib (P = 0.03), who showed a trend for OS advantage (P = 0.08). We arrived at the following conclusions: (a) BR is a relatively effective first‐line regimen in a real‐world population of unfit patients without TP53 disruption, (b) ibrutinib provided longer disease control than BR in patients with advanced disease stage.
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- Antonio Cuneo
- Hematology, Department of Medical Sciences, St. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Hematological Oncology, CLL Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Hematology, Department of Medical Sciences, St. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Onco-Hematology, Hematology Unit, A.O. of Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Radiotherapeutic and Hematological Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Blood Disorders and Stem Cell Transplantation, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Lymphoproliferative Disorders Program, Novant Health Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Hematological Oncology, CLL Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Hematology and Transplant Unit, San Maurizio Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Bolzano, Italy
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- Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Hematology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Hematology, Niguarda Cancer Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Translational Medicine, University of eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Hematology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, A. Pugliese Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino and Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cell Therapy and Hematology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, University "La Sapienza", UOC di Ematologia con Trapianto, Ospedale S. Maria Goretti, Latina, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Medical Sciences, St. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Strategic Research Program on CLL, Division of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Caocci G, Mulas O, Annunziata M, Luciano L, Abruzzese E, Bonifacio M, Orlandi EM, Albano F, Galimberti S, Iurlo A, Pregno P, Sgherza N, Martino B, Binotto G, Castagnetti F, Gozzini A, Bocchia M, Fozza C, Stagno F, Simula MP, De Gregorio F, Trawinska MM, Scaffidi L, Elena C, Attolico I, Baratè C, Cattaneo D, Pirillo F, Gugliotta G, Sicuranza A, Molica M, La Nasa G, Foà R, Breccia M. Long-term mortality rate for cardiovascular disease in 656 chronic myeloid leukaemia patients treated with second- and third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Int J Cardiol 2020; 301:163-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abruzzese E, Bosi A, Breccia M, D’Adda M, Di Renzo N, Liberati AM, Porrini R, Orlandi EM, Pane F, Pungolino E, Sorà F, Stagno F, Sen GP, Gentilini F, De Solda F, Gambacorti-Passerini C. Treatment Patterns in Patients with Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia in Routine Clinical Practice: the SIMPLICITY Italian Population. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2019; 11:e2019025. [PMID: 31205629 PMCID: PMC6548212 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2019.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES While tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have transformed CP-CML management, limited data exist on their use in clinical practice. METHODS SIMPLICITY (NCT01244750) is an observational study in CP-CML patients, exploring first-line (1L) TKI use and management patterns in the US and Europe. Over half of the patients recruited in Europe are from Italy (n=266). This is an analysis of the Italian cohort and a comparison with the rest of the European SIMPLICITY population. Baseline demographic, factors influencing the choice of first-line TKI, response monitoring patterns and predictors of monitoring, and treatment interruptions, discontinuations and switching by index TKIs are presented for the Italian cohort in the first year of treatment and compared with that for the overall European SIMPLICITY cohort. RESULTS Italian patients received 1L imatinib (IM; retrospective [(n=31]; prospective [n=106]), dasatinib (DAS; n=56) or nilotinib (NIL; n=73). Documented cytogenetic response monitoring by 12 months was lower than expected, but almost all patients had documented molecular response monitoring. Fewer patients discontinued first-line TKI by 12 months in Italy compared with the rest of the European SIMPLICITY population (p=0.003). Of those with ≥12 months follow-up since the start of 1L TKI, only 7.1% (n=19) of Italian patients switched to a second-line TKI, a third less than in the rest of the European SIMPLICITY population. Of interest, intolerance as opposed to resistance, was the main reason for switching. CONCLUSIONS This analysis provides valuable insights into management and treatment patterns in Italian patients with CML within routine clinical practice.
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- U.O. di Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Italy
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- Azienda Policlinico Umberto I-Università Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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- U.O. di Ematologia e Trapianto di Cellule Staminali P.O “Vito Fazzi” - Lecce, Italy
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- UOC di Ematologia, Policlinico Universitario ‘A. Gemelli’, Roma, Italy
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- Divisione Clinicizzata di Ematologia, AOU Policlinico – V. Emanuele Catania, Italy
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- ICON Clinical Research, San Diego, California, USA
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Caocci G, Mulas O, Abruzzese E, Luciano L, Iurlo A, Attolico I, Castagnetti F, Galimberti S, Sgherza N, Bonifacio M, Annunziata M, Gozzini A, Orlandi EM, Stagno F, Binotto G, Pregno P, Fozza C, Trawinska MM, De Gregorio F, Cattaneo D, Albano F, Gugliotta G, Baratè C, Scaffidi L, Elena C, Pirillo F, Scalzulli E, La Nasa G, Foà R, Breccia M. Arterial occlusive events in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with ponatinib in the real-life practice are predicted by the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) chart. Hematol Oncol 2019; 37:296-302. [PMID: 30892724 PMCID: PMC6766852 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Arterial occlusive events (AOEs) represent emerging complications in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients treated with ponatinib. We identified 85 consecutive CML adult patients who were treated with ponatinib in 17 Italian centers. Patients were stratified according to the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) assessment, based on sex, age, smoking habits, systolic blood pressure, and total cholesterol levels. The 60‐month cumulative incidence rate of AOEs excluding hypertension was 25.7%. Hypertension was reported in 14.1% of patients. The median time of exposure to ponatinib was 28 months (range, 3‐69 months). Patients with a high to very high SCORE risk showed a significantly higher incidence rate of AOEs (74.3% vs 15.2%, P < 0.001). Patients aged ≥60 years showed a significantly higher incidence rate of AOEs (51.5% vs 16.9%, P = 0.008). In multivariate analysis, no association was found between AOEs and positive history of CV disease, age, dose of ponatinib, previous exposure to nilotinib, and comorbidities. Only the SCORE risk was confirmed as a significant predictive factor (P = 0.01; HR = 10.9; 95% C.I. = 1.7‐67.8). Patients aged ≥60 years who were treated with aspirin had a lower incidence rate of AOEs (33.3% vs 61.8%). Among the 14 reported AOEs, 78.6% of them showed grade 3 to 4 toxicity. This real‐life study confirmed the increased incidence of AOEs in CML patients treated with ponatinib, with high to very high SCORE risk. We suggest that patients aged ≥60 years who were treated with ponatinib should undergo prophylaxis with 100 mg/day of aspirin. Our findings emphasize personalized prevention strategies based on CV risk factors.
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- Giovanni Caocci
- Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hematology Unit "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation-Hematology Section, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Hematology and Transplant Center, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, AOU Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, "Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo", Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, AOU Policlinico-V. Emanuele, Rodolico Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation-Hematology Section, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, "Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo", Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Caocci G, Mulas O, Bonifacio M, Abruzzese E, Galimberti S, Orlandi EM, Iurlo A, Annunziata M, Luciano L, Castagnetti F, Gozzini A, Stagno F, Binotto G, Pregno P, Albano F, Martino B, Fozza C, Scaffidi L, Trawinska MM, Baratè C, Elena C, Cattaneo D, Scalzulli E, La Nasa G, Foà R, Breccia M. Recurrent arterial occlusive events in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with second- and third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors and role of secondary prevention. Int J Cardiol 2019; 288:124-127. [PMID: 31029498 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Risk of death is particularly high in patients with a previous history of arterial occlusive events (AOEs) and the probability for a recurrent event is around 20%. Little is known about recurrent AOE and the role of secondary prevention in patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) with previous AOE, treated with second- and third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (2ndG/3rdG TKIs), nilotinib, dasatinib, bosutinib and ponatinib. METHODS We identified a real-life cohort of 57 consecutive adult CML patients treated with 2ndG/3rdG TKI. All patients had a previous history of AOE. Ongoing use of secondary prevention of AOE (including antiplatelet agents, anticoagulant therapy, and statins) before starting a 2ndG/3rdG TKI was recorded, as well as CV risk factors. RESULTS The 60-month cumulative incidence rate of recurrent AOEs was 47.8 ± 10.9%. Despite a history of AOE, 10 patients (16%) were not receiving secondary preventative measures. Patients treated with nilotinib and ponatinib showed a higher incidence of recurrent AOEs (76.7 ± 14.3% and 64 ± 20.1%, respectively) than those treated with dasatinib and bosutinib (44 ± 24.2% and 30.5 ± 15.5%, respectively) (p = 0.01). Only treatment with a 2ndG/3rdG TKI given as second or subsequent line therapy showed a significant association with an increased incidence of recurrent AOE (p = 0.039). Overall, 17 recurrent AOEs were observed; 3 CV-related deaths were reported. CONCLUSION CML patients with a previous history of AOE treated with 2ndG/3rdG TKI represent a particular patient population with a higher probability of experiencing a recurrent AOE; individualized treatment is needed to optimize secondary prevention.
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- Giovanni Caocci
- Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Hematology Unit "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, AOU Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, AOU Policlinico -V. Emanuele, Rodolico Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation - Hematology Section, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Businco Hospital, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Borghi L, Galimberti S, Baratè C, Bonifacio M, Capochiani E, Cuneo A, Falzetti F, Iurlo A, Lunghi F, Minotto C, Orlandi EM, Rege-Cambrin G, Sica S, Supekar S, Haenig J, Vegni E. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patient's Voice About the Experience of Treatment-Free Remission Failure: Results From the Italian Sub-Study of ENESTPath Exploring the Emotional Experience of Patients During Different Phases of a Clinical Trial. Front Psychol 2019; 10:329. [PMID: 30842749 PMCID: PMC6391340 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background: The main objective of this study is to gain further insights on how chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients involved in an interventional clinical trial with the purpose of reaching treatment free remission (TFR) phase, perceived and experienced TFR failure. TFR failure was defined for the individual patient as either not being eligible for drug discontinuation or as having relapse in the TFR phase with reintroduction of nilotinib treatment. Methods: Using a qualitative approach, out of 25 patients with CML who experienced TFR failure 14 were interviewed. Patients' views and experiences were explored using in-depth interviews, analyzed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Results: The analysis of the interviews revealed that the experience of the diagnosis seems to have been lived as a traumatic break that has created a dichotomy, like an ambivalence in the ways in which CML patients perceived and experienced the whole disease journey, with contradictory feelings of both positive and negative emotions (e.g., a diagnosis of cancer, that is something distressing and of being afraid of, but also with a treatment and a life expectancies of which being grateful). This ambivalence of feelings was found to give meaning to the way in which patients cognitively and emotionally experienced the different steps of their disease history. Thus, four main issues, corresponding to different steps of the patients' journey, were identified: (1) the moment of the diagnosis, (2) the experience of the illness journey: disease and treatment, (3) the moment of "TFR failure," and (4) the impact of disease, treatment and relapse on the patient's life. Conclusion: This qualitative analysis helps in understanding patients' perspective, both in terms of getting access to the inner subjective experience of having CML and its strict relationship with the involvement in a trial or its cessation. Clinicians should consider that the way in which CML patients feel engaged in a clinical trial, create expectancies about TFR or experience the TFR failure is linked to the process of coping with the diagnosis, which is characterized by ambivalence.
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- Lidia Borghi
- Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Hematology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Hematology, Centro di Ricerca Emato-Oncologico (CREO), University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Hematology Division, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- UOS Hematology, UOC Oncologiaed Ematologia Oncologica AULSS3, Mestre, Italy
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- Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, "San Luigi Gonzaga" University Hospital, Orbassano, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli - IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Oncology Region Europe, Novartis Farma SpA, Origgio, Italy
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- Oncology Region Europe, Novartis Farma SpA, Origgio, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Pungolino E, Rossi G, De Canal G, Trojani A, D'adda M, Perego A, Orlandi EM, Lunghi F, Turrini M, Borin L, Iurlo A, Latargia ML, Carraro MC, Spina F, Lodola M, Artale S, Anghilieri M, Spedini P, Cantoni S, Di Camillo B, Morra E, Cairoli R. Nilotinib induced bone marrow CD34+/lin-Ph+ cells early clearance in newly diagnosed CP-chronic myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:E162-E164. [PMID: 29633310 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ester Pungolino
- Division of Hematology; ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda; Milano Italy
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- Department of Hematology; ASST Spedali Civili; Brescia Italy
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- Pathology Department; Cytogenetics, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda; Milano Italy
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- Division of Hematology; ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda; Milano Italy
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- Department of Hematology; ASST Spedali Civili; Brescia Italy
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- San Raffaele Hospital; Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit; Milano Italy
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- Division of Hematology; Valduce Hospital; Como Italy
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- Oncohematology Division, IRCCS Ca' Granda - Maggiore Policlinico Hospital Foundation, University of Milan; Milano Italy
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- Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori; Milan Italy
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- Division of Hematology; ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda; Milano Italy
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- Division of Oncology; Ospedale di Gallarate, ASST Valle Olona; Gallarate Italy
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- Division of Hematology; ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda; Milano Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering; University of Padova; Padova Italy
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- ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Scientific Coordinator, Lombardy' Hematology Network; Milano Italy
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- Division of Hematology; ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda; Milano Italy
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Caocci G, Mulas O, Annunziata M, Luciano L, Bonifacio M, Orlandi EM, Pregno P, Galimberti S, Russo Rossi A, Abruzzese E, Iurlo A, Martino B, Sgherza N, Binotto G, Castagnetti F, Gozzini A, Fozza C, Bocchia M, Sicuranza A, Stagno F, Efficace F, Usala E, De Gregorio F, Scaffidi L, Elena C, Pirillo F, Baratè C, Trawinska MM, Cattaneo D, Labate C, Gugliotta G, Molica M, Specchia G, La Nasa G, Foà R, Breccia M. Cardiovascular toxicity in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the real-life practice: Identification of risk factors and the role of prophylaxis. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:E159-E161. [PMID: 29633312 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Giovanni Caocci
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health; University of Cagliari; Cagliari
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- Businco Hospital; Hematology and Transplant Center; Cagliari
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- Hematology Unit, “Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo” University Hospital; Pavia
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza; Torino
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; Section of Hematology, University of Pisa; Pisa
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico; Milano
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli”; Reggio Calabria
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- Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital; Hematology and Transplant Center; San Giovanni Rotondo
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine; S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna; Bologna
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; University of Sassari; Sassari
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena; Siena
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena; Siena
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA); Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit; Rome
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- Businco Hospital; Hematology and Transplant Center; Cagliari
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- Department of Medicine; Section of Hematology, University of Verona; Verona
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- Hematology Unit, “Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo” University Hospital; Pavia
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza; Torino
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; Section of Hematology, University of Pisa; Pisa
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico; Milano
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli”; Reggio Calabria
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine; S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna; Bologna
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology; Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University; Rome Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health; University of Cagliari; Cagliari
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology; Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University; Rome Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology; Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University; Rome Italy
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Cuneo A, Follows G, Rigolin GM, Piciocchi A, Tedeschi A, Trentin L, Perez AM, Coscia M, Laurenti L, Musuraca G, Farina L, Delgado AR, Orlandi EM, Galieni P, Mauro FR, Visco C, Amendola A, Billio A, Marasca R, Chiarenza A, Meneghini V, Ilariucci F, Marchetti M, Molica S, Re F, Gaidano G, Gonzalez M, Forconi F, Ciolli S, Cortelezzi A, Montillo M, Smolej L, Schuh A, Eyre TA, Kennedy B, Bowles KM, Vignetti M, de la Serna J, Moreno C, Foà R, Ghia P. Efficacy of bendamustine and rituximab as first salvage treatment in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and indirect comparison with ibrutinib: a GIMEMA, ERIC and UK CLL FORUM study. Haematologica 2018; 103:1209-1217. [PMID: 29674504 PMCID: PMC6029555 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.189837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
We performed an observational study on the efficacy of ben-damustine and rituximab (BR) as first salvage regimen in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In an intention-to-treat analysis including 237 patients, the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 25 months. The presence of del(17p), unmutated IGHV and advanced stage were associated with a shorter PFS at multivariate analysis. The median time-to-next treatment was 31.3 months. Front-line treatment with a chemoimmunotherapy regimen was the only predictive factor for a shorter time to next treatment at multivariate analysis. The median overall survival (OS) was 74.5 months. Advanced disease stage (i.e. Rai stage III-IV or Binet stage C) and resistant disease were the only parameters significantly associated with a shorter OS. Grade 3-5 infections were recorded in 6.3% of patients. A matched-adjusted indirect comparison with ibrutinib given second-line within Named Patient Programs in the United Kingdom and in Italy was carried out with OS as objective end point. When restricting the analysis to patients with intact 17p who had received chemoimmunotherapy in first line, there was no difference in OS between patients treated with ibrutinib (63% alive at 36 months) and patients treated with BR (74.4% alive at 36 months). BR is an efficacious first salvage regimen in CLL in a real-life population, including the elderly and unfit patients. BR and ibrutinib may be equally effective in terms of OS when used as first salvage treatment in patients without 17p deletion.
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- Antonio Cuneo
- Hematology, Department of Medical Sciences, St. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- UK CLL Forum, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Hematology, Department of Medical Sciences, St. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Niguarda Cancer Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Italy
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- Hematology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Hematology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Clinic, Institut Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology and Cellular Therapy, "Ospedale C. e G. Mazzoni", Ascoli Piceno, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Hematology, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy
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- Hematology and Transplant Unit, San Maurizio Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige, Bolzano, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Azienda Universitaria Ospedaliera Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cell Therapy and Hematology, University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, A. Pugliese Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Hematology, DIMECS e Dipartimento Oncologico, Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy
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- Hematology, University Hospital-IBSAL and CIBERONC, Salamanca, Spain
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- Haematology Department, University Hospital National Health Service Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Italy
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- Hematology, Niguarda Cancer Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- UK CLL Forum, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK
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- Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcellona, Spain
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- Hematology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Hematology, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Orlandi EM, Elena C, Bono E. Risk of hepatitis B reactivation under treatment with tyrosine-kinase inhibitors for chronic myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2016; 58:1764-1766. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2016.1260127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Ester Maria Orlandi
- Department of Oncology-Hematology, Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology-Hematology, Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology-Hematology, School of Hematology, University of Pavia, Hematology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Breccia M, Graffigna G, Galimberti S, Iurlo A, Pungolino E, Pizzuti M, Maggi A, Falzetti F, Capalbo SF, Intermesoli T, Maffioli M, Elena C, Melosi A, Simonetti F, Capochiani E, Seta RD, Pacilli M, Luppi M, Di Renzo N, Mastrullo L, Trabacchi E, Vallisa D, Rapezzi D, Orlandi EM, Gambacorti-Passerini C, Efficace F, Alimena G. Personal history and quality of life in chronic myeloid leukemia patients: a cross-sectional study using narrative medicine and quantitative analysis. Support Care Cancer 2016; 24:4487-93. [PMID: 27260015 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3286-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) drastically changed the outcome of patients diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Several reports indicated the advantage of continue long-term adherence associated with positive outcome. Therefore, it is important to better understand from the patient's standpoint the experience of living with the disease and the related treatment. OBJECTIVES In this study, quantitative analysis and narrative medicine were combined to get insights on this issue in a population of 257 patients with CML in chronic phase treated with TKIs (43 % men, with a median age of 58 years, 27 % aged 31-50 years), followed for a median time of 5 years. Sixty-one percent of patients enrolled were treated in first line, whereas 37 % were treated in second line. RESULTS The results showed more positive perceptions and acceptance in males compared to females, without impact of disease on relationships. Level of positive acceptance was more evident in elderly compared to younger patients, with a close connection with median time from diagnosis. Overall, female patients reported negative perceptions and an impact of disease on family daily living. The majority of patients understood the importance of continue adherence to treatment, with 27 % resulting less adherent (60 % for forgetfulness), even if well informed and supported by his/her physician. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Narrative medicine, in association to quantitative analysis, can help physicians to understand needs of their patients in order to improve communication.
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- Massimo Breccia
- Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Via Benevento 6, 00161, Rome, Italy.
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- Oncoematologia, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Hematology, University of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant, Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Via Benevento 6, 00161, Rome, Italy
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Orlandi EM, Redaelli S. Efficacy of nilotinib as third-line treatment in a patient with very late Chronic Myeloid
Leukemia and a possibile cardiologic contraindication. CMI 2015. [DOI: 10.7175/cmi.v5i6s.1132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
We report a case of a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia who was treated with nilotinib after failure to imatinib and dasatinib. The patient, diagnosed in 1998, was cytogenetically resistant to imatinib. She was switched to dasatinib and achieved a major cytogenetic response, but 3 years later a mutant clone emerged responsible for cytogenetic relapse. The mutation we detected was V299L, that is resistant in vitro to dasatinib, while maintaining a good sensitivity to nilotinib. As the patient was not eligible for allotransplat, we decided to switch to nilotinib, despite a ECG abnormality (wandering pace-maker). After one-year treatment, the patient is in complete cytogenetic response with a low BCR-ABL/ABL transcript ratio. On mutational analysis, the V299L mutation has disappeared. Any cardiologic toxicity has not been observed so far. This case proves that ECG abnormalities do not represent an absolute contraindication to nilotinib and that nilotinib can be effective as third-line BCR-ABL inhibitor.
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