ONCOLOGY: Dasatinib Effective At Two Years’ Follow Up in Chronic Phase CML

Audio Journal of Oncology, December 9th, 2007 Reporting from: American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, December 8-11 2007, Atlanta Dasatinib Effective At Two Years’ Follow Up in Chronic Phase CML RICHARD STONE, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston GEORGE CANELLOS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston REFERENCE: ABSTRACT 734, ASH 2007 New data shows that dasatinib is giving durable responses in patients with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia who have failed, or who cannot tolerate imatinib. So where does dasatinib stand as an emerging CML therapy? Richard Stone of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston explained all to Derek Thorne, while George Canellos, of the same institute, gave another perspective on the data.