Abstract
We followed 141 patients treated with imatinib mesylate (> 300 mg) for chronic-phase chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) following failure of treatment with interferon. During 12 months from the start of imatinib mesylate treatment, 96.5% achieved a complete hematologic response, 47.0% achieved a major cytogenetic response, and 32.4% achieved a complete cytogenetic response. The proportion of patients with hematologic relapse was 10.9% at 12 months and 14. 6% at 18 months. In a univariate Cox regression analysis, the only pretreatment characteristics that correlated with an increased risk of hematologic relapse were hemoglobin level less than 120 g/L (12 g/dL) (P = .02), increased bands in the peripheral blood (P = .01), and clonal evolution (P < .0001). In a multivariate analysis, an elevated platelet count (P = .03) and clonal evolution (P < .0001) were the only significant factors for hematologic relapse. During treatment, the absence of a major cytogenetic response within the first 6 months also significantly correlated with relapse (P = .03). Notably, patients failing to achieve a major cytogenetic response by 6 months had a significantly higher rate of hematologic relapse (27%) compared with those who achieved a major cytogenetic response by 6 months (3%), and patients with clonal evolution had a significantly higher risk of hematologic relapse (50%) than those without clonal evolution (9%).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 451-455 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Blood |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 15 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Immunology
- Hematology
- Cell Biology