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2020 Nov 12


JAMA Oncol

Assessment of Outcomes After Stopping Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Among Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.

Authors

Atallah E, Schiffer CA, Radich JP, Weinfurt KP, Zhang M-J, Pinilla-Ibarz J, Kota V, Larson RA, Moore JO, Mauro MJ, Deininger MWN, Thompson JE, Oehler VG, Wadleigh M, Shah NP, Ritchie EK, Silver RT, Cortes J, Lin L, Visotcky A, et al.
JAMA Oncol. 2020 Nov 12.
PMID: 33180106.

Abstract

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been associated with improved survival of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) but are also associated with adverse effects, especially fatigue and diarrhea. Discontinuation of TKIs is safe and is associated with the successful achievement of treatment-free remission (TFR) for some patients.