Leukemia: Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Vascular Toxicity

Leukemia: Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Vascular Toxicity

PARIS — Two tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) — nilotinib (Tasigna) and ponatinib (Iclusig) — may cause atherosclerotic arterial diseases. This common side effect, which has even been seen in patients without cardiovascular risk factors, has gone unnoticed in…

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