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Four-Dimensional Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic Functions in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Receiving Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.
Abstract Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are established treatment for haematological malignancies. However, cardiac adverse effects, including the reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction and symptomatic heart failure remain clinical problems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the left ventricular systolic functions in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia receiving TKIs. A cross-sectional and observational study was conducted of 37 patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia receiving dasatinib or nilotinib after imatinib failure. Left ventricular systolic functions were evaluated using four-dimen...
Source: Cardiovascular Toxicology - October 17, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karakulak UN, Aladag E, Hekimsoy V, Sahiner ML, Kaya EB, Ozer N, Aksu S, Demiroglu H, Goker H, Buyukasik Y, Ozcebe O, Sayinalp N, Haznedaroglu IC Tags: Cardiovasc Toxicol Source Type: research

Expanding spectrum of anticancer drug, imatinib, in the disorders affecting brain and spinal cord
Publication date: Available online 19 March 2019Source: Pharmacological ResearchAuthor(s): Manish Kumar, Ritu Kulshrestha, Nirmal Singh, Amteshwar Singh JaggiAbstractImatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and is used as a first line drug in the treatment of Philadelphia-chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Being tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib modulates the activities of Abelson gene (c-Abl), Abelson related gene (ARG), platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR), FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), lymphocyte-specific protein (Lck), mitogen activated protein kinase (MA...
Source: Pharmacological Research - March 20, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Phase 2 Study of Nilotinib 400 Mg Twice Daily in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Accelerated Phase of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Results after 5.7 Years of Follow-up
CONCLUSIONNilotinib is safe and highly effective in patients with AP-CML, and induces fast and durable responses. More than 50% of patients can achieve MR4.5. Clinical trial.gov: NCT00129740.DisclosuresCortes: novartis: Research Funding. O'Brien: Pfizer: Consultancy, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy; Aptose Biosciences Inc.: Consultancy; Kite Pharma: Research Funding; Regeneron: Research Funding; Vaniam Group LLC: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy; Alexion: Consultancy; Abbvie: Consultancy; GlaxoSmithKline: Consultancy; Acerta: Research Funding; Gilead...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Masarova, L., Cortes, J. E., Patel, K. P., O'Brien, S. M., Nogueras Gonzalez, G. M., Konopleva, M. Y., Verstovsek, S., Garcia-Manero, G., Ferrajoli, A., Kadia, T. M., Ravandi, F., Borthakur, G., Dellasala, S. E., Jabbour, E. J., Kantarjian, H. M. Tags: 632. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Therapy: Poster II Source Type: research

Outcome of 472 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients Treated with Frontline Nilotinib: A Gimema CML WP Analysis
CONCLUSION: Nilotinib as first-line treatment of newly diagnosed CP CML pts showed high rates of deep molecular responses, few progressions to AP/BP, and a high OS. Deep molecular response were similar in all age groups; as expected, ATEs were more frequent in pts > 60 y. These data suggest that: in pts > 60 y, the high efficacy of nilotinib should be weighed against its potential toxicity; in pts < 60 years, nilotinib may be a very good choice, with high efficacy and low toxicity.DisclosuresGugliotta: Novartis: Honoraria; Pfizer: Honoraria; Incyte: Honoraria; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Honoraria. Castagnetti: Bristol ...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Gugliotta, G., Castagnetti, F., Breccia, M., Iurlo, A., D'Adda, M., Stagno, F., Levato, L., Martino, B., Lunghi, F., Tiribelli, M., Rege Cambrin, G., Abruzzese, E., Rupoli, S., Gozzini, A., Pregno, P., Salvucci, M., Trabacchi, E., Caocci, G., Scortechini, Tags: 632. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Therapy: First Line Trials and Prognostic Factors of Treatment-Free Remission Source Type: research

ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs) Are Associated with Increased Rho-Associated Kinase (ROCK) Activity That May Contribute to Vascular Toxicity in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
ConclusionsWe found that patients on 2nd and 3rd generation TKIs have higher leukocyte ROCK activity compared to those not receiving TKIs, and higher leukocyte ROCK activity in patients on Dasatinib compared with patients receiving Imatinib. These results are consistent with the known lower-risk of cardiovascular side-effects observed with Imatinib in comparison to the next generation ABL TKIs. Limitations include small sample size and heterogeneity in the patient population in terms of age, cardiovascular risk factors, specific TKI used, and total duration and sequencing of TKI agents. The study continues to accrue CML su...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Osman, A., Yu, B., Glavin, N., Polonsky, T. S., Liao, J. K., Larson, R. A. Tags: 632. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Therapy: Poster I Source Type: research

Overall Survival and Response Rates after a 10-Year Follow-up of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients in Chronic Phase Treated with Imatinib in a Real-Life Practice
Conclusions. A 10-year real-life follow-up of CML patients demonstrates that imatinib maintains efficacy over time and is associated with a low rate of CV events and second neoplasias.DisclosuresRizzo: Sapienza University, Rome: Other: Resident in Hematology. Foà: GILEAD: Speakers Bureau; INCYTE: Other: ADVISORY BOARD; AMGEN: Other: ADVISORY BOARD; ABBVIE: Other: ADVISORY BOARD, Speakers Bureau; CELTRION: Other: ADVISORY BOARD; NOVARTIS: Speakers Bureau; JANSSEN: Other: ADVISORY BOARD, Speakers Bureau; CELGENE: Other: ADVISORY BOARD, Speakers Bureau; ROCHE: Other: ADVISORY BOARD, Speakers Bureau. Breccia: Novartis: ...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Molica, M., Scalzulli, E., Danilo, A. F., Latagliata, R., Colafigli, G., Rizzo, L., Diverio, D., Foa, R., Breccia, M. Tags: 632. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Therapy: Poster I Source Type: research

Real-World Comparisons of Cardiovascular Events between Different Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Among Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
CONCLUSION: CP-CML patients treated with different TKIs (ponatinib, bosutinib, imatinib, dasatinib, and nilotinib) did not have different incidence of cardiovascular events (MACE, AOEs, VTEs) in this small cohort of real-world patients with ≥6-month of follow-up. The results were consistent among patients with prior use of one and two TKI types.DisclosuresLevy: Takeda (Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.): Consultancy. Xie: STATinMED Research: Employment. Wang: STATinMED Research: Employment. Neumann: Takeda (Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.): Employment. Srivastava: Takeda (Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.): Employment. N...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Levy, M. Y., Xie, L., Wang, Y., Neumann, F., Srivastava, S., Naranjo, D., Zhang, Q., Dalal, M. Tags: 903. Outcomes Research-Non-Malignant Hematology: Poster II Source Type: research

Asciminib, a Specific Allosteric BCR-ABL1 Inhibitor, in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Carrying the T315I Mutation in a Phase 1 Trial
We report results from the largest cohort: pts with confirmed T315I mut at screening (tested locally by Sanger sequencing) and treated with asciminib 200 mg BID, which showed the most robust efficacy (data cutoff: April 30, 2018).At the data cutoff, treatment was ongoing in 23/24 pts (95.8%) (Table); 1 pt (4.2%) had ended treatment. Median duration of follow-up and asciminib exposure were both 28.5 wk (range, 0.1-74.7 wk). Most pts had received multiple prior TKIs, and PON was the most recent TKI for 12/24 (50.0%). Pts who were PON naive had underlying conditions, such as CV risk factors. Eight of 24 pts achieved MMR by 24...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Rea, D., Lang, F., Kim, D.-W., Cortes, J. E., Hughes, T. P., Minami, H., Breccia, M., Deangelo, D. J., Hochhaus, A., Talpaz, M., Goh, Y. T., le Coutre, P., Deininger, M. W., Etienne, G., Sondhi, M., Mishra, K., Aimone, P., Ng-Sikorski, J., Mauro, M. J. Tags: 632. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Therapy: TFR Failure, Resistance, and New Drug Development Source Type: research

Intracranial stenting for nilotinib treatment-associated cerebrovascular stenosis in chronic myeloid leukemia.
Authors: Ozaki T, Nakamura H, Izutsu N, Masaie H, Ishikawa J, Kinoshita M Abstract One of the second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), nilotinib, is increasingly used for imatinib-resistant or intolerant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Nilotinib is considered well tolerated with few side effects including hyperglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia and elevated levels of pancreatic enzymes. However, there is growing evidence that nilotinib accelerates atherosclerosis and causes peripheral arterial occlusive disease such as stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA) and cardiovascular diseases. Herein, we report a ca...
Source: Interventional Neuroradiology - June 8, 2017 Category: Radiology Tags: Interv Neuroradiol Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Complications of Targeted Therapies for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Opinion statementThe development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) dramatically changed the treatment landscape for many different cancers including chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). With the introduction of imatinib, the first TKI developed and approved to effectively treat CML, patient survival has increased dramatically and, in some cases, this fatal cancer can be managed as a chronic disease. Since the approval of imatinib in 2002, four additional TKIs have been developed to treat this disease including the second-generation TKIs nilotinib, dasatinib, and bosutinib and the third-generation TKI ponatinib. Despite their...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine - March 17, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Mortality and Vascular Events Among Elderly Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Retrospective Analysis of Linked SEER-Medicare Data
Conclusion Elderly patients with CML had greater mortality and greater rates of MI, stroke, PE, and PAD than did noncancer patients. The event rates were not elevated among the TKI-treated (primary imatinib) patients, suggesting that the VE risk in these patients with CML was driven primarily by the underlying factors associated with CML. Micro-Abstract Tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can be associated with vascular events (VEs). We examined the event rates and mortality among elderly patients with and without CML using linked cancer registry and Medicare claims data from 2003 t...
Source: Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia - March 21, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Mortality and Vascular Events Among Elderly Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML): A Retrospective Analysis of Linked Seer-Medicare Data
Conclusions Elderly CML patients had higher mortality and higher rates of MI, stroke, PE and PAD than non-cancer patients. Event rates were not elevated among TKI-treated (primary imatinib) patients, suggesting that VE risk in these CML patients was driven primarily by underlying factors associated with CML. Teaser TKI treatment of CML may be associated with vascular events (VE). We examined event rates and mortality among elderly CML and non-cancer patients using linked cancer registry and Medicare claims data, 2003-2010. CML patients had higher mortality and VE rates. Rates were not elevated among TKI (primarily imatinib...
Source: Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia - February 7, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research