Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the frontline management of CML: an overview

Authors

  • Dennis Dong Hwan Kim, MD, PhD

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https://doi.org/10.58931/cht.2023.2124

Abstract

The introduction of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has revolutionized CML therapy. These agents have increased the life expectancy of CML patients to 98% of those in the general population. Since the first approval of imatinib for CML treatment (by the US FDA in 2001), three additional TKIs have been approved for the indication of frontline therapy in CML during chronic phase (CP), including: dasatinib, nilotinib and bosutinib. This article will discuss the initial steps for newly diagnosed CML patients, its frontline therapy, and its management.

Author Biography

Dennis Dong Hwan Kim, MD, PhD

Dr. Dennis Kim is a clinician investigator at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. His research focuses on biomarker discovery using genomics in leukemias and allogeneic stem cell transplantation and chronic myeloid leukemia and graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. He has been involved in multiple exome sequencing projects in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with normal karyotype and secondary AML progressed from antecedent hematologic malignancies, as well as chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The future direction of his genomic research involves the integration of multi-omics platforms to investigate leukemia genomes, thus dissecting clonal structures in a refined way. He has been involved in multiple clinical trials and is currently the principal investigator of a pivotal Canadian tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) discontinuation clinical trial.

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2023-03-01

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Kim DDH. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors for the frontline management of CML: an overview. Can Hematol Today [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];2(1):22–26. Available from: https://canadianhematologytoday.com/article/view/2-1-4-kim

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