Comparative analysis of the Sokal, Euro and European Treatment and Outcome Study score in prognostication of Indian chronic myeloid leukemia-chronic phase patients on imatinib

Sunita Chhikara; Sudha Sazawal; Kanwaljeet Singh; Rekha Chaubey; Haraprasad Pati; Seema Tyagi; Manoranjan Mahapatra; Renu Saxena

doi:10.4103/sajc.sajc_244_17

South Asian Journal of Cancer, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2018; 07(04): 258-262
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_244_17

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Hematolymphoid Malignancies

Comparative analysis of the Sokal, Euro and European Treatment and Outcome Study score in prognostication of Indian chronic myeloid leukemia-chronic phase patients on imatinib

Sunita Chhikara

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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Sudha Sazawal

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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Kanwaljeet Singh

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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Rekha Chaubey

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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Haraprasad Pati

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

,

Seema Tyagi

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

,

Manoranjan Mahapatra

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

,

Renu Saxena

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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Introduction: The ultimate goal for CML management is risk stratification of the patients to design the appropriate treatment approach. The Sokal, Euro and EUTOS risk scores were established to prognosticate the patients on therapy. Aim: To perform a comparative assessment of the Sokal, Euro and EUTOS prognostic score in Indian CML-CP patients on imatinib. Methods: This is a retrospective study performed in 260 Ph+ CML-CP patients who were administered oral imatinib (400 mg/day). Results: 166/260 were males and 94/260 were females (M: F::1.6:1) with median age 35 years (range 20-70). 92 (35.38%), 125 (48.07%) and 43 (16.5%) patients were divided into low, intermediate and high risk Sokal score respectively. 102 (39.23%), 106 (40.76%) and 52 (20%) patients were discriminated into low, intermediate and high risk Euro score respectively. 210 (80.7%) and 50 (19.2%) patients were divided into low and high risk EUTOS score. Cumulative incidence of MMR for low, intermediate and high-risk Sokal score was 87%, 76% and 84% respectively (P = 0.016). Incidence of MMR in low, intermediate and high-risk Euro score was 93%, 85% and 68% respectively (P = 0.001). Incidence of MMR was 80 % and 81% for low and high risk EUTOS score (P = 0.764). Both EFS and OS are significantly correlated with Sokal score (P = 0.004, P = 0.007) and Euro score (P = 0.009, P = 0.001) but not with EUTOS score (P = 0.581, P = 0.927). Conclusion: The present study highlights the significant prognostic role of Sokal and Euro score in predicting the treatment outcome of the CML- CP patients on imatinib.

Key words

Chronic myeloid leukemia-chronic phase - Euro - European Treatment and Outcome Study - imatinib - prognostication - Sokal

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