Has the time for first-line treatment with second generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia already come? Systematic review and meta-analysis

Second generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors have recently been introduced as first-line treatment for chronic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 2nd generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors versus imatinib as first-line treatment for these patients. We...

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Main Authors: Ronit Gurion, Anat Gafter-Gvili, Liat Vidal, Avi Leader, Ron Ram, Adi Shacham-Abulafia, Mical Paul, Isaac Ben-Bassat, Ofer Shpilberg, Pia Raanani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2013-01-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/6542