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Patients’ and hematologists’ concerns regarding tyrosine kinase-inhibitor therapy in chronic myeloid leukemia

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Abstract

Purpose

To explore patients’ and hematologists’ concerns regarding tyrosine kinaseinhibitor (TKI)-therapy and identify variables associated these concerns. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire including 16 common issues related to TKI-therapy was distributed to adults with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) receiving TKIs and hematologists treating CML patients and answered anonymously.

Results

Data from 1518 patient respondents receiving TKI-therapy ≥ 3 months were analyzed. 939 (62%) were male. Median age was 42 years. 72% were receiving imatinib. Median TKI-therapy duration was 27 months. Data from 259 hematologist respondents were analyzable. 154 (59%) treated > 5 persons with CML per month. Median number of concerns was 5 (range 0–16) for both patients and hematologists. The top five issues for both cohorts were new drug development, stopping TKI-therapy, TKI-reimbursement policies, TKI-related adverse effects and long-term efficacy of TKIs. 12 issues attracted proportionally discordant attention between patients and hematologists. Patients were more concerned with TKI-reimbursement policies, price reduction of TKIs, TKI-related adverse effects, restrictions to daily life, CML knowledge and interpretation of laboratory data, whereas hematologists were more concerned with stopping TKI-therapy, TKI choice, monitoring, TKI dose-adjustment, quality of generics and switching between branded and generic TKIs. In multivariate analyses female sex [OR = 1.4 (1.1–1.7); p = 0.008], education level ≥ bachelor e[OR = 1.8 (1.4–2.2); p < 0.001], TKI-therapy duration 36–< 60 months [OR = 1.4 (1.0–1.9); p = 0.049] and having adverse impact on daily life and work [OR = 1.5 (1.2–1.8]; p = 0.001] were associated with greater numbers of patients’ concerns.

Conclusions

Our data suggested hematologists need to be aware of CML patients’ concerns to improve their quality-of-life and patient-hematologist communication.

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Acknowledgements

The results of this study were presented in part at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in San Diego, December 3–6, 2016. This study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81370637).

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  1. Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Institute of Hematology, No. 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing, China

    Qian Jiang & Lu Yu

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

    Qian Jiang

  3. Haematology Research Centre, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Robert Peter Gale

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Jiang, Q., Yu, L. & Gale, R.P. Patients’ and hematologists’ concerns regarding tyrosine kinase-inhibitor therapy in chronic myeloid leukemia. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 144, 735–741 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-018-2594-8

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