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The evolution of the loss of life expectancy in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia: a population-based study in the Netherlands, 1989–2018

  • Radboud University Medical Center
  • Reinier de Graaf Groep
  • Leiden University Medical Centre
  • VU University Medical Center

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Abstract

Studies on the conditional life expectancy of patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) are lacking. Using data from the Netherlands Cancer Registry, we examined the life expectancy of patients with CML in the Netherlands diagnosed during 1989–2018. As of the early 2010s, the life expectancy of patients with CML who survived several years after diagnosis came narrowly close to the general population’s life expectancy, regardless of age. This finding can essentially be ascribed to the introduction and broader application of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and provide optimism to patients with CML who can look forward to a near-normal life expectancy in a modern TKI era.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1219-1224
Number of pages6
JournalBritish Journal of Haematology
Volume196
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements:
The authors would like to thank the registration clerks of the Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR) for their dedicated data collection. The nationwide population-based NCR is maintained and hosted by the Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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