Table 3.

Published reports of imatinib in HES, CEL, and SM with eosinophilia


Author, year (reference no.)

No. of patients treated with imatinib

Disease

Responses*

Comments
Schaller and Burkland, 2001 (169)  1   HES   CR   Initial report; rapid hematologic remission on imatinib 100 mg/d  
Gleich et al, 2002 (170)  5   HES   4 CR   IL-5 levels normal in responders  
Ault et al, 2002 (167)  1   HES   CR   Resolution of 70% eosinophilia in 18 d on imatinib 100 mg/d  
Pardanani et al, 2003 (171)  7   HES, Eos-CMD   3 CR, 1 PR   IL-5 levels elevated in responders  
Cortes et al, 2003 (172)  9   HES   4 CR   3 responses at imatinib 100 mg mg/d; 1 response at 400 mg/d  
Cools et al, 2003 (3)   11   HES/CEL   9 CR  FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion present in 5 of 9 responders  
Klion et al, 2003 (175)   7   HES-MPD   7 CR   Molecular remission in 5 of 6 patients tested for FIP1L1-PDGFRA after 1-12 mo of imatinib  
Pardanani et al, 2003 (176)
 
6
 
SM with eosinophilia
 
3 CR
 
Responders had FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion and no D816V KIT mutation
 

Author, year (reference no.)

No. of patients treated with imatinib

Disease

Responses*

Comments
Schaller and Burkland, 2001 (169)  1   HES   CR   Initial report; rapid hematologic remission on imatinib 100 mg/d  
Gleich et al, 2002 (170)  5   HES   4 CR   IL-5 levels normal in responders  
Ault et al, 2002 (167)  1   HES   CR   Resolution of 70% eosinophilia in 18 d on imatinib 100 mg/d  
Pardanani et al, 2003 (171)  7   HES, Eos-CMD   3 CR, 1 PR   IL-5 levels elevated in responders  
Cortes et al, 2003 (172)  9   HES   4 CR   3 responses at imatinib 100 mg mg/d; 1 response at 400 mg/d  
Cools et al, 2003 (3)   11   HES/CEL   9 CR  FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion present in 5 of 9 responders  
Klion et al, 2003 (175)   7   HES-MPD   7 CR   Molecular remission in 5 of 6 patients tested for FIP1L1-PDGFRA after 1-12 mo of imatinib  
Pardanani et al, 2003 (176)
 
6
 
SM with eosinophilia
 
3 CR
 
Responders had FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion and no D816V KIT mutation
 

CR indicates complete hematologic remission; PR, partial hematologic remission; Eos-CMD, eosinophilia-associated chronic myeloproliferative disorder; HES-MPD, myeloproliferative variant of HES; and SM, systemic mastocytosis.

*

Refer to individual studies for response criteria.

FIP1L1-PDGFRA fusion not assessed.

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