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SUBMITTER: Winkelmann N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422034 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Winkelmann Nina N Schwarz Michaela M Hildebrandt Bert B Henke Oliver O Bullinger Lars L Na Il-Kang IK Stintzing Sebastian S le Coutre Philipp P
EJHaem 20220607 3
In this analysis, we examined the risk of secondary malignancies for tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. We also collected data on specific risk factors for colorectal cancer. Ninety-one patients with CML and 76 controls were included and in total 4 (4.4%) secondary malignancies were found in patients and 8 (10.5%) in controls. The risk for secondary malignancies was not significantly elevated for CML patients (<i>p</i> = 0.141). Two (2.2%) CML pat ...[more]