title: Therapy adapted to molecular response in patients with chronic myelogenous leukaemia in first chronic phase: results of the Duesseldorf study.
abstract: This study evaluates response-adapted treatment of chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) in chronic phase using molecular response criteria. bcr-abl/G6PDH ratios were assessed by Light-Cycler quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR( in 277 peripheral blood samples from 33 patients, before and every 3 months during therapy. Sixty-six per cent (22/33) of the patients fulfiled our molecular response criterion of > or = 1 log decrease in bcr-abl transcript after 6 or > or = 2 log decrease after 9 and every following 3 months. Dose escalation was necessary for 33% (11/33) of the patients. Of these, 54% (6/11) achieved a reduction of bcr-abl mRNA by > or = 2 log (n = 3) or > or = 3 log (n = 3) with 800 mg Imatinib. Forty-five per cent (5/11) showed insufficient molecular response with 800 mg Imatinib and received Nilotinib. In conclusion, the assessment of molecular response permits an individual patient-tailored treatment of CML in first chronic phase, resulting in the majority of patients achieving a major molecular response after 2 years of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. Duesseldorf, Germany. frank.neumann@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Markett
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fenk
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pooten
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bruennert
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schimkus
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wulfert
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Royer-Pokora
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kronenwett
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gattermann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001549:Benzamides; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D010879:Piperazines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl