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ABSTRACT: Purpose
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of initial treatment with imatinib mesylate 800 mg/d (400 mg twice daily) versus 400 mg/d in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.Patients and methods
A total of 476 patients were randomly assigned 2:1 to imatinib 800 mg (n = 319) or 400 mg (n = 157) daily. The primary end point was the major molecular response (MMR) rate at 12 months.Results
At 12 months, differences in MMR and complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) rates were not statistically significant (MMR, 46% v 40%; P = .2035; CCyR, 70% v 66%; P = .3470). However, MMR occurred faster among patients randomly assigned to imatinib 800 mg/d, who had higher rates of MMR at 3 and 6 months compared with those in the imatinib 400-mg/d arm (P = .0035 by log-rank test). CCyR also occurred faster in the 800-mg/d arm (CCyR at 6 months, 57% v 45%; P = .0146). The most common adverse events were edema, gastrointestinal problems, and rash, and all were more common in patients in the 800-mg/d arm. Grades 3 to 4 hematologic toxicity also occurred more frequently in patients receiving imatinib 800 mg/d.Conclusion
MMR rates at 1 year were similar with imatinib 800 mg/d and 400 mg/d, but MMR and CCyR occurred earlier in patients treated with 800 mg/d. Continued follow-up is needed to determine the clinical significance of earlier responses on high-dose imatinib.
SUBMITTER: Cortes JE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4979244 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cortes Jorge E JE Baccarani Michele M Guilhot François F Druker Brian J BJ Branford Susan S Kim Dong-Wook DW Pane Fabrizio F Pasquini Ricardo R Goldberg Stuart L SL Kalaycio Matt M Moiraghi Beatriz B Rowe Jacob M JM Tothova Elena E De Souza Carmino C Rudoltz Marc M Yu Richard R Krahnke Tillmann T Kantarjian Hagop M HM Radich Jerald P JP Hughes Timothy P TP
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 20091214 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>To evaluate the safety and efficacy of initial treatment with imatinib mesylate 800 mg/d (400 mg twice daily) versus 400 mg/d in patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>A total of 476 patients were randomly assigned 2:1 to imatinib 800 mg (n = 319) or 400 mg (n = 157) daily. The primary end point was the major molecular response (MMR) rate at 12 months.<h4>Results</h4>At 12 months, differences in MMR and complete cytoge ...[more]