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Asciminib as Initial Therapy for Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase

This study is a multicenter Phase 2, non-randomized, open-label single-group frontline study administering asciminib in patients with newly diagnosed Chronic Myeloid Leukemia-Chronic Phase (CML-CP). The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of asciminib in newly diagnosed CML-CP. Patients will receive asciminib 80 mg orally once daily during the single asciminib phase. Response is determined by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) blood test during the study. Patients who have not achieved a response after 24 months (but no later than 36 months) of single agent asciminib will be offered the addition of a low dose tyrosine kinase inhibitor (low-TKI) namely dasatinib, imatinib, or nilotinib at the investigator's discretion. The following doses of the TKIs will be used: 1. Dasatinib 50 mg daily 2. Imatinib 300 mg daily 3. Nilotinib 300 mg daily Patients will discontinue study treatment if they experience disease progression, or unacceptable toxicity.

Interaction Between Gut Microbiota and TKIs in Defining the Clinical Outcomes of Patients With CML

Gut microbiome (GM) is acquiring increasing importance in human health and disease. GM influences hematopoiesis and immune cells types differentiation. Patients with cancer are characterized by dysbiosis and compromised immunity. In the case of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), treatment with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs) restores immunosurveillance; in particular deep molecular response (DMR) is associated with increased levels of NK and CD8+ Tcells. There is no literature on the effects of GM on CML outcomes. This project aims to identify a microbial signature associated with a higher probability of achieving DMR.

Value of Biological Age, in Addition to Individual Frailty, for Personalising the Management of Cancer Treated with Targeted Therapy

French prospective multicenter, open-label study involving newly diagnosed CML patients. Two assessments will be performed during the follow-up of these patients: individual frailty using geriatric tools and individual biological aging determined by DNA methylation analysis.