Determinants of frontline tyrosine kinase inhibitor choice for patients with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia : A study from the Registro Italiano LMC and Campus CML

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BACKGROUND: Imatinib, dasatinib, and nilotinib are tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) approved in Italy for frontline treatment of chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP-CML). The choice of TKI is based on a combined evaluation of the patient's and the disease characteristics. The aim of this study was to analyze the use of frontline TKI therapy in an unselected cohort of Italian patients with CP-CML to correlate the choice with the patient's features.

METHODS: A total of 1967 patients with CP-CML diagnosed between 2012 and 2019 at 36 centers throughout Italy were retrospectively evaluated; 1089 patients (55.4%) received imatinib and 878 patients (44.6%) received a second-generation (2G) TKI.

RESULTS: Second-generation TKIs were chosen for most patients aged <45 years (69.2%), whereas imatinib was used in 76.7% of patients aged >65 years (p < .001). There was a predominant use of imatinib in intermediate/high European long-term survival risk patients (60.0%/66.0% vs. 49.7% in low-risk patients) and a limited use of 2G-TKIs in patients with comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, previous neoplasms, ischemic heart disease, or stroke and in those with >3 concomitant drugs. We observed a greater use of imatinib (61.1%) in patients diagnosed in 2018-2019 compared to 2012-2017 (53.2%; p = .002). In multivariable analysis, factors correlated with imatinib use were age > 65 years, spleen size, the presence of comorbidities, and ≥3 concomitant medications.

CONCLUSIONS: This observational study of almost 2000 cases of CML shows that imatinib is the frontline drug of choice in 55% of Italian patients with CP-CML, with 2G-TKIs prevalently used in younger patients and in those with no concomitant clinical conditions. Introduction of the generic formulation in 2018 seems to have fostered imatinib use.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:129

Enthalten in:

Cancer - 129(2023), 17 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 2637-2644

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tiribelli, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Latagliata, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Breccia, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Capodanno, Isabella [VerfasserIn]
Miggiano, Maria Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Cavazzini, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Bucelli, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Attolico, Immacolata [VerfasserIn]
Crescenzi, Sabrina Leonetti [VerfasserIn]
Russo, Sabina [VerfasserIn]
Annunziata, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Sorà, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Bonifacio, Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Mulas, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Loglisci, Giuseppina [VerfasserIn]
Maggi, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Binotto, Gianni [VerfasserIn]
Crisà, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Scortechini, Anna Rita [VerfasserIn]
Leporace, Anna Paola [VerfasserIn]
Sancetta, Rosaria [VerfasserIn]
Murgano, Pamela [VerfasserIn]
Abruzzese, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]
Stagno, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Rapezzi, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Luzi, Debora [VerfasserIn]
Vincelli, Iolanda [VerfasserIn]
Bocchia, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Fava, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Malato, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Crugnola, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Pizzuti, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Lunghi, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Galimberti, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Dalmazzo, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Fanin, Renato [VerfasserIn]
Scalzulli, Emilia [VerfasserIn]
Foà, Robin [VerfasserIn]
Iurlo, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Saglio, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Specchia, Giorgina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

8A1O1M485B
CML
Dasatinib
Frontline therapy
Imatinib
Imatinib Mesylate
Journal Article
Observational Study
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
RBZ1571X5H
Second-generation TKI
TKI
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

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Date Completed 10.08.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cncr.34923

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358554594