Table 1.
Treatment response milestones as defined by the NCCN guidelines. If resistance is suspected (possible resistance), the physician has the option of increasing imatinib to 800 mg, switching to a different TKI or continuing the same 2G TKI. Switching to an alternate TKI is recommended for TKI resistant disease.
BCR-ABL1 (IS) | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
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>10% | Possible Resistance | Resistance | |
>1–10% | TKI-sensitive | Possible Resistance | |
>0.1–1% | TKI-sensitive | TKI-sensitive* | |
<0.1% | TKI-sensitive |
Shared decision making: consider switching to an alternate TKI to increase the chances for TFR.