Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data

Abstract Background To evaluate the outcomes of first‐line imatinib versus nilotinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (CML‐CP) in real‐world clinical practice. Methods A propensity score analysis was performed to eliminate imbalances between the treatment groups. In the an...

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Main Authors: Petra Belohlavkova, Daniela Zackova, Hana Klamova, Edgar Faber, Michal Karas, Lukas Stejskal, Eduard Cmunt, Olga Cerna, Ivana Jeziskova, Katerina Machova Polakova, Pavel Zak, Tereza Jurkova, Marika Chrapava, Jiri Mayer
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Published: Wiley 2024-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70158
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author Petra Belohlavkova
Daniela Zackova
Hana Klamova
Edgar Faber
Michal Karas
Lukas Stejskal
Eduard Cmunt
Olga Cerna
Ivana Jeziskova
Katerina Machova Polakova
Pavel Zak
Tereza Jurkova
Marika Chrapava
Jiri Mayer
author_facet Petra Belohlavkova
Daniela Zackova
Hana Klamova
Edgar Faber
Michal Karas
Lukas Stejskal
Eduard Cmunt
Olga Cerna
Ivana Jeziskova
Katerina Machova Polakova
Pavel Zak
Tereza Jurkova
Marika Chrapava
Jiri Mayer
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description Abstract Background To evaluate the outcomes of first‐line imatinib versus nilotinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (CML‐CP) in real‐world clinical practice. Methods A propensity score analysis was performed to eliminate imbalances between the treatment groups. In the analysis, 163 patients in the nilotinib group and 163 patients in the matched imatinib group were retrospectively evaluated. Results Nilotinib‐treated patients achieved complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) and major molecular response more rapidly than imatinib‐treated patients. However, there was no significant difference in 5‐year overall survival (OS) or progression‐free survival (PFS) between the two groups (OS: 94.3% vs. 90.5%, p = 0.602; PFS: 92.9% vs. 88.0%, p = 0.614). Nilotinib‐treated patients had a higher failure‐free survival (FFS) and event‐free survival (EFS) than imatinib‐treated patients (FFS: 71.7% vs. 54.3%, p = 0.040; EFS: 71.7% vs. 53.5%, p = 0.025). Conclusions This retrospective analysis from clinical practice did not confirm any benefit of frontline nilotinib treatment for OS and PFS; however, it did demonstrate higher FFS and EFS in the nilotinib cohort.
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spelling doaj-art-a3f1e095df1743329fc066dd5daac8272025-02-07T09:08:08ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342024-09-011317n/an/a10.1002/cam4.70158Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life dataPetra Belohlavkova0Daniela Zackova1Hana Klamova2Edgar Faber3Michal Karas4Lukas Stejskal5Eduard Cmunt6Olga Cerna7Ivana Jeziskova8Katerina Machova Polakova9Pavel Zak10Tereza Jurkova11Marika Chrapava12Jiri Mayer134th Department of Internal Medicine and Haematology University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University Prague Czech RepublicDepartment of Internal Medicine–Haematology and Oncology University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University Brno Czech RepublicInstitute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Prague Czech RepublicDepartment of Haemato‐oncology University Hospital Olomouc and Palacky University Olomouc Czech RepublicDepartment of Haemato‐oncology University Hospital Plzen and Charles University Plzen Czech RepublicDepartment of Haemato‐oncology University Hospital Ostrava and Ostrava University Ostrava Czech Republic1st Department of Internal Medicine—Haematology General University Hospital and Charles University Prague Czech RepublicDepartment of Internal Medicine—Haematology University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady and Charles University Prague Czech RepublicDepartment of Internal Medicine–Haematology and Oncology University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University Brno Czech RepublicInstitute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Prague Czech Republic4th Department of Internal Medicine and Haematology University Hospital Hradec Kralove and Charles University Prague Czech RepublicInstitute of Biostatistics and Analyses Masaryk University Brno Czech RepublicInstitute of Biostatistics and Analyses Masaryk University Brno Czech RepublicDepartment of Internal Medicine–Haematology and Oncology University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University Brno Czech RepublicAbstract Background To evaluate the outcomes of first‐line imatinib versus nilotinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase (CML‐CP) in real‐world clinical practice. Methods A propensity score analysis was performed to eliminate imbalances between the treatment groups. In the analysis, 163 patients in the nilotinib group and 163 patients in the matched imatinib group were retrospectively evaluated. Results Nilotinib‐treated patients achieved complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) and major molecular response more rapidly than imatinib‐treated patients. However, there was no significant difference in 5‐year overall survival (OS) or progression‐free survival (PFS) between the two groups (OS: 94.3% vs. 90.5%, p = 0.602; PFS: 92.9% vs. 88.0%, p = 0.614). Nilotinib‐treated patients had a higher failure‐free survival (FFS) and event‐free survival (EFS) than imatinib‐treated patients (FFS: 71.7% vs. 54.3%, p = 0.040; EFS: 71.7% vs. 53.5%, p = 0.025). Conclusions This retrospective analysis from clinical practice did not confirm any benefit of frontline nilotinib treatment for OS and PFS; however, it did demonstrate higher FFS and EFS in the nilotinib cohort.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70158chronic myeloid leukemiafirst‐line treatmentimatinibnilotinib
spellingShingle Petra Belohlavkova
Daniela Zackova
Hana Klamova
Edgar Faber
Michal Karas
Lukas Stejskal
Eduard Cmunt
Olga Cerna
Ivana Jeziskova
Katerina Machova Polakova
Pavel Zak
Tereza Jurkova
Marika Chrapava
Jiri Mayer
Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data
Cancer Medicine
chronic myeloid leukemia
first‐line treatment
imatinib
nilotinib
title Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data
title_full Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data
title_fullStr Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data
title_full_unstemmed Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data
title_short Clinical efficacy and safety of first‐line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia—Nationwide real life data
title_sort clinical efficacy and safety of first line nilotinib or imatinib therapy in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia nationwide real life data
topic chronic myeloid leukemia
first‐line treatment
imatinib
nilotinib
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70158
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