172
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Letter to the Editor

Correlation between Charlson comorbidity index and outcome in patients with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia treated with second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors upfront

, , , , , & show all
Pages 2206-2207 | Received 13 Sep 2014, Accepted 22 Nov 2014, Published online: 09 Feb 2015

References

  • Feinstein AR. The pre-therapeutic classification of co-morbidity in chronic disease. J Chron Dis 1970;23:455–468.
  • Birim O, Kappetein AP, Bogers AJJC. Charlson comorbidity index as a predictor of long-term outcome after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;28:759–762.
  • Breccia M, Latagliata R, Stagno F, et al. Charlson comorbidity index and adult comorbidity evaluation-27 scores might predict treatment compliance and development of pleural effusions in elderly patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with second-line dasatinib. Haematologica 2011;96:1457–1461.
  • Breccia M, Salaroli A, Serrao A, et al. Application of comorbidity indexes at baseline could be useful to predict rates of response in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with imatinib. Leuk Lymphoma 2014;55:204–206.
  • Saussele S, Krauss MP, Lauseker M, et al. Comorbidity, measured by the Charlson index, has no negative impact on remission in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia: results of the randomized CML-study IV. Blood 2013;122(Suppl. 1): Abstract 91.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.