Treatment patterns, overall survival, healthcare resource use and costs in elderly Medicare beneficiaries with chronic myeloid leukemia using second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors as second-line therapy.

Current Medical Research and Opinion, 2016 32(5): 817-827. e-pub ahead of print 2016/01/09

Though the median age at diagnosis is 64 years, few studies focus on elderly (≥65 years) patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). This study examines healthcare outcomes among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with CML who started nilotinib or dasatinib after imatinib. 

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Authors

Smith BD, Liu J, Latremouille-Viau D, Guerin A, Fernandez D, Chen L.