PMID- 32366938 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201007 LR - 20240328 IS - 1476-5551 (Electronic) IS - 0887-6924 (Print) IS - 0887-6924 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Jun TI - Expert opinion-management of chronic myeloid leukemia after resistance to second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors. PG - 1495-1502 LID - 10.1038/s41375-020-0842-9 [doi] AB - Regardless of line of therapy, treatment goals in chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are: avoid progression to accelerated phase or blast crisis CML such that patients achieve a life expectancy comparable with that of the general population; avoid adverse events (AEs); and restore and maintain quality of life. The most important prognostic factor for achieving these goals is response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) at key milestones. For patients failing a TKI, a treatment change is mandatory to limit the risk of progression and death. There is currently no precise guideline for patients that fail a second-generation TKI, and there is a paucity of data to guide clinical decision making in this setting. There is, therefore, an unmet need for practical and actionable guidance on how to manage patients who fail a second-generation TKI. Although the term 'failure' includes patients failing for resistance or intolerance, the focus of this paper is failure of a second-generation TKI because of resistance. CML patients who fail their first second-generation TKI for true resistance need a more potent therapy. In these patients, the key issues to consider are the relative appropriateness of early allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or the use of a further TKI. Selection of the next line of treatment after second-generation TKI resistance should be individualized and must be based on patient-specific factors including cytogenetics, mutation profile, comorbidities, age, previous history of AEs with prior TKI therapy, and risk profile for AEs on specific TKIs. This expert opinion paper is not in conflict with existing recommendations, but instead represents an evolution of previous notions, based on new data, insights, and clinical experience. We review the treatment options for patients resistant to second-generation TKI therapy and provide our clinical opinions and guidance on key considerations for treatment decision making. FAU - Hochhaus, Andreas AU - Hochhaus A AD - Klinik fur Innere Medizin II, Universitatsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany. andreas.hochhaus@med.uni-jena.de. FAU - Breccia, Massimo AU - Breccia M AD - Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. FAU - Saglio, Giuseppe AU - Saglio G AD - University of Turin, Turin, Italy. FAU - Garcia-Gutierrez, Valentin AU - Garcia-Gutierrez V AD - Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain. FAU - Rea, Delphine AU - Rea D AD - Hopital St. Louis, Paris, France. FAU - Janssen, Jeroen AU - Janssen J AD - Department of Hematology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, loc. VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Apperley, Jane AU - Apperley J AD - Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20200504 PL - England TA - Leukemia JT - Leukemia JID - 8704895 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use MH - *Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - Humans MH - Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/*therapy MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use PMC - PMC7266739 COIS- Members of the expert panel declare the following potential conflicts of interest: AH, Research support: BMS, Incyte, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer. Honoraria: BMS, Fusion Pharma, Incyte, Novartis, Pfizer, Takeda. MB, Honoraria: Celgene, Incyte, Novartis, Pfizer. GS, No financial relationship to disclose. VGG, Research support: BMS, Incyte, Novartis, Pfizer. Honoraria: BMS, Incyte, Novartis, Pfizer. DR, Honoraria: BMS, Novartis, Pfizer, Incyte. JJ, Research support: Novartis, BMS; Honoraria: Pfizer, Novartis, Incyte, Abbvie; Founder of Apps for Care and Science Foundation, developer of the HematologyApp. This non-profit organization is supported by Amgen, Sanofi-Genzyme, Takeda, Jazz, Roche, Servier, Celgene, Daiichi-Sankyo, Janssen, Incyte and BMS. JFA, Research support: Incyte, Novartis, Pfizer. Honoraria: BMS, Incyte, Novartis, Pfizer. None of the authors received an honorarium for this specific work. EDAT- 2020/05/06 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/08 06:00 PMCR- 2020/05/04 CRDT- 2020/05/06 06:00 PHST- 2020/04/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/04/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/05/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/05/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/05/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41375-020-0842-9 [pii] AID - 842 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41375-020-0842-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Leukemia. 2020 Jun;34(6):1495-1502. doi: 10.1038/s41375-020-0842-9. Epub 2020 May 4.