Letter to the Editor
Long lasting complete molecular remission after suspending dasatinib treatment in chronic myeloid leukemia
1 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Korányi S. Street 2, 1083, Budapest, Hungary
2 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
3 Department of Internal Medicine, St Rokus Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2012, 1:17 doi:10.1186/2162-3619-1-17
Published: 11 July 2012Abstract
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors specific for BCR-ABL, were a major breakthrough in CML therapy. Second generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (dasatinib, nilotinib) are indicated for imatinib resistant and intolerant patients. Present guidelines recommend continuous drug dosing for maintaining remission. There is no available data concerning the optimal duration of dasatinib therapy. We report the case of an imatinib intolerant patient who succeeded a complete molecular remission with dasatinib. Dasatinib was stopped bacause of intolerance, but complete molecular remission was sustained for one year and minor molecular remission for 27 months after discontinuation of dasatinib.
