Journal article
Impact of early dose intensity on cytogenetic and molecular responses in chronic-phase CML patients receiving 600 mg/day of imatinib as initial therapy
Timothy P Hughes, Susan Branford, Deborah L White, John Reynolds, Rachel Koelmeyer, John F Seymour, Kerry Taylor, Chris Arthur, Anthony Schwarer, James Morton, Julian Cooney, Michael F Leahy, Philip Rowlings, John Catalano, Mark Hertzberg, Robin Filshie, Anthony K Mills, Keith Fay, Simon Durrant, Henry Januszewicz Show all
BLOOD | AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY | Published : 2008
Abstract
We conducted a trial in 103 patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP-CML) using imatinib 600 mg/day, with dose escalation to 800 mg/day for suboptimal response. The estimated cumulative incidences of complete cytogenetic response (CCR) by 12 and 24 months were 88% and 90%, and major molecular responses (MMRs) were 47% and 73%. In patients who maintained a daily average of 600 mg of imatinib for the first 6 months (n = 60), MMR rates by 12 and 24 months were 55% and 77% compared with 32% and 53% in patients averaging less than 600 mg (P = .037 and .016, respectively). Dose escalation was indicated for 17 patients before 12 months for failure to achieve, or main..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported in part by grants from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia and Amgen Australia. T. P. H. is a National Health and Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellow.