PMID- 35212915 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220429 LR - 20220429 IS - 1865-3774 (Electronic) IS - 0925-5710 (Linking) VI - 115 IP - 5 DP - 2022 May TI - NOVEL-1st: an observational study to assess the safety and efficacy of nilotinib in newly diagnosed patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase in Taiwan. PG - 704-712 LID - 10.1007/s12185-022-03311-1 [doi] AB - Nilotinib has been approved for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (Ph(+) CML-CP). However, the real-world evidence of nilotinib in newly diagnosed untreated Ph(+) CML-CP is limited in Taiwan. The NOVEL-1st study was a non-interventional, multi-center study collecting long-term safety and effectiveness data in patients with newly diagnosed and untreated Ph(+) CML-CP receiving nilotinib. We enrolled 129 patients from 11 hospitals. Overall, 1,466 adverse events (AEs) were reported; among these, 151 were serious and 524 were nilotinib-related. Common hematological AEs were thrombocytopenia (31.0%), anemia (20.9%), and leukopenia (14.0%); common nilotinib-related AEs were thrombocytopenia (29.5%), anemia (14.7%), and leukopenia (12.4%). Early molecular response, defined as BCR-ABL