http://www.pm360onli...fe-after-tkis/
The LAST Study: CML trial examines life after TKIs
BY MARY JO DALES in Oncology on August 14th, 2015
FROM CLINICALTRIALS.GOV
In the last 12 months, 12 actively recruiting trials examining chronic myeloid leukemia have been listed at clinicaltrials.gov.
Most of these trials examine the efficacy of various tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), but one trial called The LAST Study seeks to determine what happens to patients after TKIs - those patients who have undetectable BCR-ABL by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for at least 2 years. The goal of this study is to improve decision making for TKI discontinuation, and patients will be closely monitored for molecular recurrence, testing them monthly for 6 months, then every other month for 24 months, and quarterly until 36 months. Patients who have molecular chronic myelogenous leukemia recurrence will restart TKIs and will continue to be monitored for disease status and patient-reported health status.
