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Long-term Risk of Second Primary Malignancies for Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia in the French Imatinib-based SPIRIT Trial

Sponsor: Poitiers University Hospital

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Imatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has improved the prognosis of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). CML has become a chronic disease requiring long-term administration of imatinib. Late adverse effects were initially unknown. Since 2005, imatinib has been suspected to increase the risk of second primary malignancies (SPM). Through the French "STI571 Prospective Randomized Trial" (SPIRIT), we studied the incidence of SPM after more than 20 years of exposure, and treatment strategies for CML and SPM at their occurrence.

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