Variables associated with patient-reported symptoms in persons with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy
Open Access
- 1 November 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Medicine
- Vol. 98 (48), e18079
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000018079
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the variables associated with patient-reported symptoms and the impact of symptoms on health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Methods: Anonymous Chinese-language questionnaires were distributed to adults with chronic-phase CML (CML-CP) receiving TKIs therapy >3 months regarding symptoms’ incidence, severity, and HRQoL. The multivariate cumulative logistic regression model was built to identify variables associated with the symptoms. General Linear Model was used to model the relationship between symptoms and HRQoL using stepwise-forward algorithm. Results: A total of 1142 respondents were included in this study. The top 10 common TKI-related symptoms were fatigue, periorbital and lower limb edema, chest distress and shortness of breath, memory deterioration, skin color change, alopecia, muscle cramp, weight gain and musculoskeletal pain, and itchy skin. One hundred forty-one (50%) females ≤50 years reported menstrual disorders. Female, married, therapy duration 1 to 3 years, and foreign generic TKIs were associated with increased symptoms’ frequency and severity. In contrast, receiving nilotinib or dasatinib, and achieving a complete cytogenetic response but not complete molecular response were associated with fewer and milder symptoms. Chest distress and shortness of breath and loss of appetite were associated with both lower physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores; fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness and abdominal pain, were associated with lower PCS score; anxiety-depression, was associated with lower MCS score in multivariate analyses. Conclusions: Demographic and social variables, type of TKI-therapy, therapy duration, and depth of response were associated with patient-reported symptoms in persons with chronic phase CML. Certain symptoms have adverse impact on HRQoL.Keywords
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