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Chronic Anemia in CML Patients Responsive to Imatinib

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Submitted by sandy craine on Sat, 06/12/2014 - 1:57pm
This article is a retrospective, single-institution review of the incidence and clinical characteristics of late chronic anemia associated with prolonged use of imatinib for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. The authors reported a 30% incidence of late chronic anemia associated with a prolonged use of imatinib, with no effect on overall survival.

This article is a retrospective, single-institution review of the incidence and clinical characteristics of late chronic anemia associated with prolonged use of imatinib for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. The authors reported a 30% incidence of late chronic anemia associated with a prolonged use of imatinib, with no effect on overall survival.

European Medicines Agency Press Release: Ponatinib

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Submitted by sandy craine on Sat, 25/10/2014 - 1:57pm
24/10/2014 European Medicines Agency recommends further measures to minimise risk of blood vessel blockage with Iclusig The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded its review of the benefits and risks of Iclusig (ponatinib), a medicine used for the treatment of leukaemia (cancer of the white blood cells), and has recommended strengthened warnings in the product information aimed at minimising the risk of blood clots and blockages in the arteries.

24/10/2014

European Medicines Agency recommends further measures to minimise risk of blood vessel blockage with Iclusig

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded its review of the benefits and risks of Iclusig (ponatinib), a medicine used for the treatment of leukaemia (cancer of the white blood cells), and has recommended strengthened warnings in the product information aimed at minimising the risk of blood clots and blockages in the arteries.

Generics :EMA EPAR (European public assessment report) for Imatinib Teva

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Submitted by sandy craine on Mon, 06/10/2014 - 5:17pm
This is a summary of the European public assessment report (EPAR) for Imatinib Teva. It explains how the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) assessed the medicine to reach its opinion in favour of granting a marketing authorisation and its recommendations on the conditions of

This is a summary of the European public assessment report (EPAR) for Imatinib Teva. It explains how the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) assessed the medicine to reach its opinion in favour of granting a marketing authorisation and its recommendations on the conditions of

New Molecule Could Treat TKI-Resistant CML

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Submitted by sandy craine on Sun, 14/09/2014 - 4:10pm
News | September 03, 2014 | Leukemia & Lymphoma, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Hematologic Malignancies By Dave Levitan STAT3 inhibition using a novel compound restored sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells that had shown resistance independent of BCR-ABL1 kinase activity, according to a new study published in the journal Leukemia. The findings could help fill gaps in CML treatment for patients with unexplained resistance to TKIs.

News | September 03, 2014 | Leukemia & Lymphoma, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Hematologic Malignancies
By Dave Levitan

STAT3 inhibition using a novel compound restored sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells that had shown resistance independent of BCR-ABL1 kinase activity, according to a new study published in the journal Leukemia. The findings could help fill gaps in CML treatment for patients with unexplained resistance to TKIs.

Sustained inhibition of STAT5, but not JAK2, is essential for TKI-induced cell death in chronic myeloid leukemia

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Submitted by sandy craine on Sat, 09/08/2014 - 7:18pm
L Schafranek1,2,3, E Nievergall1,2,3, J A Powell4,5, D K Hiwase3,6, T Leclercq1,3, T P Hughes1,2,3,6,7 and D L White1,2,3,4 Kinase inhibitors block proliferative signals in BCR-ABL1+ leukemic cells, but their capacity to induce apoptosis is poorly understood. Initial studies suggested that very brief exposure to kinase inhibitors was sufficient to induce apoptosis in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells. However, flaws in this experimental model have subsequently been identified, leading to the conclusion that apoptosis only occurs with sustained low-level kinase inhibition. Thus, the minimum duration of complete kinase inhibition required to commit CML cells to death is unknown. Here we confirm that <1 h is insufficient to induce significant commitment to death in BCR-ABL1+ cell lines and in primary CD34+ progenitor cells, and establish that commitment to cell death only occurs if kinase inhibition is maintained for 4 h or more. Remarkably, signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) inhibition in combination with transient (<1 h) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) exposure proved lethal for CML progenitors, despite the reactivation of Bcr-Abl after 1 h. JAK kinase inhibition did not induce cell death in combination with transient TKI exposure. Thus, STAT5 appears to be a critical determinant of the time-dependent sensitivity of CML progenitor cells to TKI treatment in a Bcr-Abl-dependent, but JAK-independent, manner. We conclude that combining kinase inhibition with STAT5 inhibition represents a promising therapeutic approach in BCR-ABL1+ leukemias.

L Schafranek1,2,3, E Nievergall1,2,3, J A Powell4,5, D K Hiwase3,6, T Leclercq1,3, T P Hughes1,2,3,6,7 and D L White1,2,3,4

Kinase inhibitors block proliferative signals in BCR-ABL1+ leukemic cells, but their capacity to induce apoptosis is poorly understood. Initial studies suggested that very brief exposure to kinase inhibitors was sufficient to induce apoptosis in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells. However, flaws in this experimental model have subsequently been identified, leading to the conclusion that apoptosis only occurs with sustained low-level kinase inhibition. Thus, the minimum duration of complete kinase inhibition required to commit CML cells to death is unknown. Here we confirm that <1 h is insufficient to induce significant commitment to death in BCR-ABL1+ cell lines and in primary CD34+ progenitor cells, and establish that commitment to cell death only occurs if kinase inhibition is maintained for 4 h or more. Remarkably, signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) inhibition in combination with transient (<1 h) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) exposure proved lethal for CML progenitors, despite the reactivation of Bcr-Abl after 1 h. JAK kinase inhibition did not induce cell death in combination with transient TKI exposure. Thus, STAT5 appears to be a critical determinant of the time-dependent sensitivity of CML progenitor cells to TKI treatment in a Bcr-Abl-dependent, but JAK-independent, manner. We conclude that combining kinase inhibition with STAT5 inhibition represents a promising therapeutic approach in BCR-ABL1+ leukemias.

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