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Asciminib (Scemblix): A third-line treatment option for chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase with or without T315I mutation.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - 5 Jan 2023
Monestime Shanada, Al Sagheer Tiba, Tadros Monica
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PURPOSE: To review the pharmacology, efficacy, safety, dosing and administration, and place in therapy of asciminib, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) used as a third-line treatment option for Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase. SUMMARY: CML is a rare cancer caused by a chromosomal translocation that forms a fusion of the BCR and ABL1 genes on chromosomes 22 and...
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