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Table 4 Potential factors associated with treatment-free remission

From: Discontinuation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in CML patients in real-world clinical practice at a single institution

Parameter

Patients

Estimated SWMR at 12 months, % (95% CI)

p value

Age, years

  

0.965

  > 64

12

16.6 (9.1–24.0)

 

  ≤ 64

13

47.0 (21.8–72.2)

 

Sex

  

0.325

 Male

10

59.6 (31.2–88.0)

 

 Female

15

20.3 (9.6–30.9)

 

Sokal risk score

  

0.707

 Low

10

59.5 (31.0–88.0)

 

 Intermediate

10

13.4 (6.5–20.3)

 

 High

5

9.4 (5.5–13.3)

 

Transcript type

  

0.393

 e14a2

14

51.5 (27.7–75.3)

 

 e13a2

7

15.3 (5.2–25.4)

 

 e14a2 + e13a2

4

8.3 (1.0–15.5)

 

TKI therapy, months

  

0.026

 > 60

20

55.4 (35.2–75.6)

 

 ≤ 60

5

5.4 (3.6–7.2)

 

TKI therapy, months

  

0.040

 > 96

16

62.0 (39.9–84.1)

 

 ≤ 96

9

10.7 (1.5–19.8)

 

Molecular Response

  

0.016

 SDMR

19

53.7 (33.1–74.2)

 

 UDMR

6

6.3 (1.3–11.4)

 

Molecular Response + TKI therapy, months

  

0.003

 SDMR + > 60

16

62.7 (41.0–84.4)

 

 UDMR + ≤60

9

6.1 (2.7–9.6)

 

Molecular Response + TKI therapy, months

  

0.003

 SDMR + > 96

12

73.9 (51.3–96.5)

 

 UDMR + ≤96

13

11.9 (2.9–20.8)

 
  1. TKI, tyrosine kinase inhibitor; SDMR, sustained deep molecular response; UDMR, unsustained deep molecular response