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

Abstract

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

• chronic myeloid leukemia
• obesity
• surgery
• TKIs level
• tyrosine kinase inhibitors