Would you add chemotherapy to a TKI in treating an elderly patient with de novo CML blast crisis?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Treating CML blast crisis is challenging in any patient and there is no standard of care. Generally, it is recommended to treat with both chemotherapy and a TKI. However, it is most important to adjust treatment to the patient. If a patient is frail and unable to tolerate chemotherapy, I don't think...