Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to determine how often and how likely patients are to develop Type 2 Diabetes or high cholesterol/lipids when receiving dasatinib or nilotinib as therapy for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML).
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * At least 1 prescription for nilotinib or dasatinib between 7/1/2006-12/31/2014 * Continuously enrolled in the same health plan throughout the study period * At least 2 diagnosis codes for CML at least 30 days apart as documented in medical insurance claims
Exclusion criteria
* patients who had a documented diagnosis of diabetes in their medical claims or received a medication for diabetes before receiving dasatinib or nilotinib * patients who had a documented diagnosis of high cholesterol/lipids in their medical claims or received a medication for high cholesterol/lipids before receiving dasatinib or nilotinib
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| incidence rate of new-onset Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving imatinib as first-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving dasatinib as first-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving nilotinib as first-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Hyperlipidemia (HLD) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving imatinib as first-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Hyperlipidemia (HLD) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving dasatinib as first-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Hyperlipidemia (HLD) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving nilotinib as first-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| risk comparison of developing Hyperlipidemia (HLD) among patients treated with imatinib with respect to patients treated with dasatinib as first-line therapy and as first- or second-line therapy | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving dasatinib as first- or second-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| risk comparison of developing Hyperlipidemia (HLD) among patients treated with nilotinib with respect to patients treated with dasatinib as first-line therapy and as first- or second-line therapy | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving nilotinib as first- or second-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Hyperlipidemia (HLD) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving dasatinib as first- or second-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| incidence rate of new-onset Hyperlipidemia (HLD) among patients with Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving nilotinib as first- or second-line therapy in a commercially or Medicare insured population | approximately 101 months |
| risk comparison of developing Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) among patients treated with imatinib with respect to patients treated with dasatinib as first-line therapy and as first- or second-line therapy | approximately 101 months |
| risk comparison of developing Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) among patients treated with nilotinib with respect to patients treated with dasatinib as first-line therapy and as first- or second-line therapy | approximately 101 months |