Ahmed Kotb

Ahmed Kotb: CML Treatment Algorithm guided by NCCN and ELN

Ahmed Kotb, Hematologist and Bone marrow transplanter at King Faisal Specialist Hospital International Holding Company (KFSHI), posted on X:

“CML Treatment Algorithm.

Guided by NCCN and ELN.

  • Assess patient(comorbidities, heart, lungs, GI).
  • Risk stratification(Sokal, Hasford, EUTOS).

Treatment

  • Low risk: Imatinib
  • Intermediate/high: 2nd-gen TKIs

Monitor(bcr-abl PCR)

Treatment-free remission.”

Ahmed Kotb