BACKGROUND: Myelosuppression occurs in up to 50% of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who are treated with imatinib and > or = Grade 3 myelosuppression is reported in approximately 10% of patients. METHODS: The authors investigated the prognostic significance of anemia occurring during therapy with imatinib in patients with CML in chronic phase. RESULTS: Of 338 patients treated with imatinib (150 patients after interferon failure and 188 patients with newly diagnosed CML), 230 (68%) developed anemia. In a multivariate analysis, factors associated with an increased probability of developing anemia were a starting hemoglobin level < 12 g/dL, age > or = 60 years, female gender, higher imatinib dose, and intermediate or high Sokal risk group. Of these 230 patients, 102 patients received treatment with 40,000 U of recombinant human erythropoietin administered subcutaneously once weekly. An increase in the hemoglobin level of > or = 2 g/dL was achieved in 69 patients (68%) and 22 patients (22%) had an increase of 1-1.9 g/dL. Patients who developed anemia had a trend toward a lower probability of complete cytogenetic remission compared with patients without anemia (68% vs. 77%; P = 0.14), as well as a trend for inferior survival. Patients with anemia and other manifestations of myelosuppression were found to have a significantly worse outcome than those with isolated anemia. CONCLUSIONS: The authors concluded that erythropoietin is safe and effective in patients in chronic-phase CML who develop anemia with imatinib therapy. Copyright 2004 American Cancer Society.
BACKGROUND:Myelosuppression occurs in up to 50% of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who are treated with imatinib and > or = Grade 3 myelosuppression is reported in approximately 10% of patients. METHODS: The authors investigated the prognostic significance of anemia occurring during therapy with imatinib in patients with CML in chronic phase. RESULTS: Of 338 patients treated with imatinib (150 patients after interferon failure and 188 patients with newly diagnosed CML), 230 (68%) developed anemia. In a multivariate analysis, factors associated with an increased probability of developing anemia were a starting hemoglobin level < 12 g/dL, age > or = 60 years, female gender, higher imatinib dose, and intermediate or high Sokal risk group. Of these 230 patients, 102 patients received treatment with 40,000 U of recombinant humanerythropoietin administered subcutaneously once weekly. An increase in the hemoglobin level of > or = 2 g/dL was achieved in 69 patients (68%) and 22 patients (22%) had an increase of 1-1.9 g/dL. Patients who developed anemia had a trend toward a lower probability of complete cytogenetic remission compared with patients without anemia (68% vs. 77%; P = 0.14), as well as a trend for inferior survival. Patients with anemia and other manifestations of myelosuppression were found to have a significantly worse outcome than those with isolated anemia. CONCLUSIONS: The authors concluded that erythropoietin is safe and effective in patients in chronic-phase CML who develop anemia with imatinib therapy. Copyright 2004 American Cancer Society.
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