Table 3

Types of second cancers during TKI therapy and their treatment

Type of second cancer during TKI therapyNo. of patients (n = 80)*CML/MPN status at time of second cancerTherapy given for second cancerResponse of second cancer to therapyRelapse/advanced second cancer
Prostate cancer 12 CMR: 2, MMR: 4, CCyR: 3, CHR: 2, AP: 1 Surg: 2, XRT: 2, XRT+drugs: 4, drugs: 2, observe: 2 CR: 7, unknown: 2, no change: 2, mets: 1 Mets: 1, unknown: 2 
Melanoma 10 CMR: 2, MMR: 2, CCyR: 4, CHR: 2 Surg: 9; surg+XRT+drugs: 1 CR: 10 None 
GI cancer (colon + gastric + esophageal) 8 (4 + 2+2) CMR: 2, MMR: 3, CCyR: 1, CHR: 2 Surg: 1, drugs: 1, observe: 3, surg+drugs± XRT: 3 CR: 5, no change: 3 None 
GU cancer (urinary bladder+kidney) 4 (1 + 3) CMR: 2, CCyR: 2 Surg: 2, observe: 1, drugs: 1 CR: 2, no change: 1, unknown: 1 Unknown: 1 
Thyroid cancer CMR: 1, MMR: 1, CCyR: 1 Surg CR None 
Breast cancer (relapse+new4 (2 + 2) MMR: 2, PCyR: 1, PV: 1 Drugs: 1, drugs+XRT: 1 drugs+XRT+surg: 2 CR: 1, unknown: 1, mets: 2 Mets in the relapse patients: 2 
CLL MMR: 1, CCyR: 1 Observe No change None 
GI cancer (hepatobiliary) CHR: 1, MMR: 1 Drugs: 1, drugs+XRT: 1 No change: 2 Mets: 1 
GU cancer (ovarian + uterine) 2 (1 + 1) MMR: 1, CP: 1 Surg: 1, Surg+XRT: 1 CR: 2 None 
Head and neck cancer MMR: 1, CCyR: 1 Surg: 1, observe: 1 CR: 1, no change: 1 None 
Lung cancer CHR Surg CR None 
Lymphoma (large B cell) CMR Drugs+XRT CR None 
MPN CMR Anagrelide No change None 
Pancreatic cancer CCyR Observation No change Mets 
Thymoma MMR Surg CR None 
Cancer of unknown primary MyBP None Mets Mets to BM 
Skin cancer (BCC/SCC) 25 CMR: 4, MMR: 4, CCyR: 2, PCyR: 3, CHR: 8, CP: 2, AP: 2 Surg: 24, observe: 1 CR: 24, no change: 1 None 
Type of second cancer during TKI therapyNo. of patients (n = 80)*CML/MPN status at time of second cancerTherapy given for second cancerResponse of second cancer to therapyRelapse/advanced second cancer
Prostate cancer 12 CMR: 2, MMR: 4, CCyR: 3, CHR: 2, AP: 1 Surg: 2, XRT: 2, XRT+drugs: 4, drugs: 2, observe: 2 CR: 7, unknown: 2, no change: 2, mets: 1 Mets: 1, unknown: 2 
Melanoma 10 CMR: 2, MMR: 2, CCyR: 4, CHR: 2 Surg: 9; surg+XRT+drugs: 1 CR: 10 None 
GI cancer (colon + gastric + esophageal) 8 (4 + 2+2) CMR: 2, MMR: 3, CCyR: 1, CHR: 2 Surg: 1, drugs: 1, observe: 3, surg+drugs± XRT: 3 CR: 5, no change: 3 None 
GU cancer (urinary bladder+kidney) 4 (1 + 3) CMR: 2, CCyR: 2 Surg: 2, observe: 1, drugs: 1 CR: 2, no change: 1, unknown: 1 Unknown: 1 
Thyroid cancer CMR: 1, MMR: 1, CCyR: 1 Surg CR None 
Breast cancer (relapse+new4 (2 + 2) MMR: 2, PCyR: 1, PV: 1 Drugs: 1, drugs+XRT: 1 drugs+XRT+surg: 2 CR: 1, unknown: 1, mets: 2 Mets in the relapse patients: 2 
CLL MMR: 1, CCyR: 1 Observe No change None 
GI cancer (hepatobiliary) CHR: 1, MMR: 1 Drugs: 1, drugs+XRT: 1 No change: 2 Mets: 1 
GU cancer (ovarian + uterine) 2 (1 + 1) MMR: 1, CP: 1 Surg: 1, Surg+XRT: 1 CR: 2 None 
Head and neck cancer MMR: 1, CCyR: 1 Surg: 1, observe: 1 CR: 1, no change: 1 None 
Lung cancer CHR Surg CR None 
Lymphoma (large B cell) CMR Drugs+XRT CR None 
MPN CMR Anagrelide No change None 
Pancreatic cancer CCyR Observation No change Mets 
Thymoma MMR Surg CR None 
Cancer of unknown primary MyBP None Mets Mets to BM 
Skin cancer (BCC/SCC) 25 CMR: 4, MMR: 4, CCyR: 2, PCyR: 3, CHR: 8, CP: 2, AP: 2 Surg: 24, observe: 1 CR: 24, no change: 1 None 

CMR, complete molecular response; CHR, complete hematologic response; Surg, surgery; XRT, radiation therapy; drugs, drug therapy; CR, complete remission; mets, metastasis; GI, gastrointestinal; GU, genitourinary; PCyR, partial cytogenetic response; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; and MyBP, myeloid blast phase.

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Patients counted ≥ 2 times if they developed ≥ 2 second cancers

Two patients with MPN: 1 developed a new breast cancer and 1 had cholangiocarcinoma.

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