German Espino L
Caja del Seguro Social, Panama
Title: How we approach chronic myeloid leukemia in a teaching hospital with limited resources in the tyrosine kinase era: Results of the first hundred patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Biography
Biography: German Espino L
Abstract
Although Panama is the strongest economy nowadays in the Central America Region, it is difficult to find resources for diagnostic purposes or treatment. In the era of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors we know that patients live longer, but this represents a high economical burden for an Institution with limited resources. In the following paper we present the results of the first 100 patients treated for chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. The patients included are those that started treatment after the first tyrosine kinase inhibitor was approved for use in our institution. We will present our diagnostic approach and our follow up together with the limitations that we have had during this period.