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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Probl Cancer. 2013 May-Jun;37(3):110–144. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2013.06.001

Table 12.

Five Kinase Inhibitors for CML. CML is classified by phase, CP, AP, BP, or by number of treatment lines, i.e., newly diagnosed (new) or resistant or intolerant (R/I). New CP = newly diagnosed chronic phase, R/I CP= refractory or intolerant chronic phase, CCyR=complete cytogenetic response, MCyR= major cytogenetic response, CHR=complete hematologic response. Serious fluid retention= pleural, pericardial, peritoneal effusions. CHF=congestive heart failure.

Imatinib Dasatinib Nilotinib Bosutinib Ponatinib
CP 1st line 1st, 2nd, 3rd line 1st, 2nd, 3rd line 2nd, 3rd line 2nd, 3rd line
AP 1st line 2nd, 3rd line 2nd, 3rd line 2nd, 3rd line 2nd, 3rd line
BP 1st line 2nd, 3rd line not studied 2nd, 3rd line 2nd, 3rd line
Ph+ALL Refractory ALL (first line with concurrent chemo) 2nd, 3rd line (first line with concurrent chemo) not studied not studied 2nd, 3rd line
T315I resistant resistant resistant resistant sensitive
New CCyR 75% at 84 months 77%) vs 66%at 12 months£ 80% vs 65% at 12 months£ not indicated not indicated
imatinib R/I CP,MCyR NA 63% at 22 months 51% at 18 mos 27% at 5.5 months€; (as 3rd line) 49% at 10 months
AP, CHR 38% at 18 months 47% at 6 months 30% at 18 mos 30% at 11 months€ 47% at 10 months
BP, CHR 7% at 18 months 17-21% at 6 months not studied 15% at 11 months€ 21% at 10 months
food with without without with with/without
serious fluid retention G1-4 7% in new CP G1-4 14% in new CP G1-4 1% in new CP G3≥ 3% in R/I all phases 10% in R/I all phases G3≥ 1% in R/I CP
all Grade CHF 0.7%in new CP 2%in new CP 6% in R/I
G3-4 lipase 7% in new CP 18% in R/I CP check monthly 8% in R/I CP 15% in combined R/I, AP, BP, ALL check biweekly × 2 months then monthly

NA=not applicable. €=at data cut off time, otherwise all other months are at median duration of treatment. £=compared to imatinib.