Real-world outcomes in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia or chronic myeloid leukemia treated with ponatinib - final 6-year results from a Belgian registry.

Devos, Timothy;Deeren, Dries;Theunissen, Koen;Selleslag, Dominik;Mazure, Dominiek;et.al.
(2025) Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) — Vol. 30, n° 1, p. 2534196 (2025)

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  • Devos, Timothyorcid-logo
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  • Deeren, Driesorcid-logo
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  • Theunissen, Koen
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  • Selleslag, Dominik
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  • Havelange, Violaineorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Vellemans, HélèneUCLouvain
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  • Mazure, Dominiek
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Ponatinib is a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in patients who fail or are intolerant to a second generation TKI or who carry the mutation. This is the final analysis of the Belgian ponatinib registry evaluating use of ponatinib in clinical practice, with data available for up to 6 years after reimbursement. Forty-eight percent of 54 CML and 28% of 29 Ph+ ALL patients had received ≥3 previous TKIs. Before ponatinib, most patients had already achieved a response, including at least a major molecular response (MMR), in 19% of CML and 17% of Ph+ ALL patients. Ponatinib was initiated due to intolerance to previous TKIs in 50% of CML and 41% of Ph+ ALL patients. Median follow-up was 545 and 258 days for CML and Ph+ ALL patients, respectively. Best response to ponatinib was at least an MMR in 65% of CML and 55% of Ph+ ALL patients. Overall and progression-free survival were 85.8% and 83.8% in CML patients after 48 months of treatment, and 82.5% and 54.2% in Ph+ ALL patients after 30 months of treatment. Adverse reactions were reported by 85% of CML and 76% of Ph+ ALL patients, with 33% of CML and 24% of Ph+ ALL patients experiencing cardiovascular events. In line with previously published trials, these real-world data support use of ponatinib in CML and Ph+ ALL patients with resistance or intolerance to previous TKIs or carrying the mutation. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03678454; September 19, 2018.
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Devos, T., Deeren, D., Theunissen, K., Selleslag, D., Bailly, B., Havelange, V., Lewalle, P., Meers, S., Benghiat, F. S., Gadisseur, A., Granacher, N., Vanstraelen, G., Vellemans, H., Becker, A. D., Janssen, M., Vrelust, I., Lejeune, M., Van de Velde, A., Triffet, A., et al. (2025). Real-world outcomes in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia or chronic myeloid leukemia treated with ponatinib - final 6-year results from a Belgian registry. Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 30(1), 2534196. https://doi.org/10.1080/16078454.2025.2534196 (Original work published 2025)