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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 8;9(3):1228-1234.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3738. eCollection 2021 Mar.

How I treat obesity and obesity related surgery in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: An outcome of an ELN project

Mohamed A Yassin  1 , Nancy Kassem  2 , Rola Ghassoub  2
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Case Reports

How I treat obesity and obesity related surgery in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: An outcome of an ELN project

Mohamed A Yassin et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Obesity may affect treatment outcome in CML patients, therefore the treatment of this cohort of patients need careful monitoring, TKIs dose adjustment may be required for certain patients. Further studies are needed to determine the proper TKIs doses.

Keywords: TKIs level; chronic myeloid leukemia; obesity; surgery; tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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Imatinib as upfront for Morbid Obese patient with CML
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Imatinib post sleeve Gastrectomy
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TKIs post gastric band
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