ddeeper Than Deep: Can ddPCR Predict Successful Imatinib Cessation?

Yan, Dongqing; Pomicter, Anthony D; O'Hare, Thomas; Deininger, Michael W · Clin Cancer Res · 2019

prospective_cohort · Level II

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Abstract

<i>BCR-ABL1</i> transcripts at imatinib cessation were quantified by droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) for 175 patients on the STIM2 trial. Patients with <i>BCR-ABL1</i> transcripts below a defined cutoff had a 12-month molecular recurrence rate of 46% versus 68% for those above the cutoff. Implications of using ddPCR in forecasting successful imatinib cessation are discussed.<i>See related article by Nicolini et al., p. 6606</i>.

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