Haematological adverse events associated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in chronic myeloid leukaemia: A network meta-analysis

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2019

Authors

Fachi, MM (Author) Other; Tonin, FS (Author) Other; Leonart, LP (Author) Other; Rotta, I (Author) Other; Fernandez Llimos, F (Author) Other; Pontarolo, R (Author) Other

Journal

Title: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Vol. 85

Pages: 2280-2291

ISSN: 0306-5251

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Authenticus ID: P-00Q-PXB

DOI: 10.1111/bcp.13933

Abstract (EN): Aims Despite their overall favourable safety profile, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are related to severe adverse events including haematological toxicities such as anaemia, leucopenia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. We designed a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials to compare safety among TKIs (bosutinib, dasatinib, imatinib, nilotinib, ponatinib and radotinib) used by patients diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia. Methods We obtained data from the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and SciELO databases. The Bayesian approach was used for direct and indirect comparisons, and the treatments were ranked by the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA). Results Seventeen studies were included in the network meta-analysis. Our data show that dasatinib was generally considered worse than the other TKIs, with SUCRA values for 140 mg dasatinib of 90.3% for anaemia, 87.4% for leucopenia, 90.6% for neutropenia and 97.2% for thrombocytopenia. In addition, nilotinib was shown to be safer, with SUCRA values for 600 and 800 mg doses of 21.9 and 35.8% for anaemia, 23.8 and 14.6% for leucopenia, 33.0 and 17.7% for neutropenia, and 28.7 and 32.6% for thrombocytopenia, respectively. Conclusion Dasatinib appeared as the least safe drug for chronic myeloid leukaemia, probably because it binds to multiple key kinase targets, being more prone to cause serious haematological adverse events. Nilotinib demonstrated a safer profile, mostly due to its selective binding capacity.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12