Table 3.

Summary of recent studies reporting disease outcomes in patients who discontinue TKI while in MMR or deeper

StudyN (patients, pregnancies)TKI therapy prior to stop, n (%)Time on TKI in months, median (range)≥MMR at time of stopping TKI, n (%)Loss of MMR, n (%)≥MMR recovery after TKI restart in those who lost MMR, n (%)
Caldwell et al40  28, 38 ND ND 29 (76) 20 (69) 18 (90)a 
Chelysheva et al41  87, 87 ND ND 87 (100) 6 mo—57%
12 mo—66% 
6 mo—50%
12 mo—75% 
Lee et al44  39, 50 Imatinib 24 (48)
Dasatinib 14 (28)
Nilotinib 10 (20)
Bosutinib 1 (2)
Radotinib 1 (2) 
77 (6-194) 44 (88) 20 (45.5) ND 
Lasica et al42  16, 27 Imatinib 13 (81)
Dasatinib 2 (13)
Nilotinib 1 (6) 
32 (3-84) 12 (75) 11 (92) 12 (100) 
Dou et al43  17, 17 Imatinib 13 (76)
Nilotinib 4 (24) 
49 (6-102) 17 (100) 10 (59) 10 (100) 
aThe remaining 2 patients were too early for evaluation. 
ND ,  no data. 
StudyN (patients, pregnancies)TKI therapy prior to stop, n (%)Time on TKI in months, median (range)≥MMR at time of stopping TKI, n (%)Loss of MMR, n (%)≥MMR recovery after TKI restart in those who lost MMR, n (%)
Caldwell et al40  28, 38 ND ND 29 (76) 20 (69) 18 (90)a 
Chelysheva et al41  87, 87 ND ND 87 (100) 6 mo—57%
12 mo—66% 
6 mo—50%
12 mo—75% 
Lee et al44  39, 50 Imatinib 24 (48)
Dasatinib 14 (28)
Nilotinib 10 (20)
Bosutinib 1 (2)
Radotinib 1 (2) 
77 (6-194) 44 (88) 20 (45.5) ND 
Lasica et al42  16, 27 Imatinib 13 (81)
Dasatinib 2 (13)
Nilotinib 1 (6) 
32 (3-84) 12 (75) 11 (92) 12 (100) 
Dou et al43  17, 17 Imatinib 13 (76)
Nilotinib 4 (24) 
49 (6-102) 17 (100) 10 (59) 10 (100) 
aThe remaining 2 patients were too early for evaluation. 
ND ,  no data. 

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