CML—The Changing Landscape of Front-line Therapy: Part I: Interview With Dr. Jane Apperley

OncologySTAT Editorial Team. 2010 Nov 23, Interview by L Scott Zoeller

Abstract

Dr. Jane Apperley is Professor of Hemato-oncology, Imperial College London. Part I: First-Line TherapyImatinib vs newer agentsOncologySTAT: Dr. Apperley, would you talk about the changing landscape of front-line therapy for treatment of newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)? Is the treatment paradigm changing? If so, how will imatinib fit in with the introduction of secondary tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)?Dr. Apperley: There is no doubt that the front-line therapy for newly...

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