A Higher Neutrophil Count Is Associated with Favorable Achievement of Treatment-Free Remission in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Who Received Second Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor as Frontline Treatment

Autor: Hiroshi Ureshino, Yusuke Takeda, Kazuharu Kamachi, Takaaki Ono, Noriyoshi Iriyama, Eiichi Ohtsuka, Emiko Sakaida, Shinya Kimura
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Clinics and Practice, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 1216-1224 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2039-7283
DOI: 10.3390/clinpract14040097
Popis: Background: ABL1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor discontinuation securely became among the therapeutic goal for chronic myeloid leukemia chronic phase patients (CML-CP). To establish successful prognostic factors for treatment-free remission (TFR), it is necessary to diagnose the patients with high-risk molecular relapse, however, a biomarker for the achievement of TFR has not been completely elucidated. Recent investigations have determined that neutrophils function crucially in cancer immunology. Patients and Methods: The research was a multicenter retrospective observational study to examine the correlation between TFR and neutrophil counts before TKI discontinuation. The investigation included patients having Philadelphia chromosome-positive CML-CP who attempted the discontinuation of TKIs after a durable deep molecular response between January 2012 and July 2021 at four institutions in Japan. Results: 118 CML-CP patients in total discontinued TKIs and an estimated 36-month TFR rate was 65.1%. 52 patients received second-generation TKIs as frontline. Higher neutrophil count (>3210/μL) at TKIs discontinuation was determined as an independent prognostic variable for TFR in patients who received second-generation TKIs as frontline [(HR, 0.235 (95%, confidence interval (CI) 0.078–0.711); p = 0.010]. Conclusions: The neutrophil-mediated immunomodulation can be a significant component for the effective achievement of TFR in CML supported by our clinical observation.
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