Asciminib (ASC) as First-Line Treatment for Newly Diagnosed CML Shows Superior Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability Compared to Current TKIs
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) requires long-term treatment, emphasizing the importance of both efficacy and long-term safety and tolerability to achieve treatment goals, including treatment-free remission (TFR). Asciminib (ASC) is the first specific inhibitor targeting the ABL myristoyl pocket (STAMP) of BCR:ABL1, offering high specificity and minimal off-target effects. From June 13-16, 2024, the 29th Annual Meeting of the European Hematology Association (EHA) was held in Madrid, Spain. At the conference, an international multicenter phase III randomized controlled study, ASC4FIRST (NCT04971226), compared the efficacy and safety of ASC with standard first-line TKIs for newly diagnosed CML patients. The results demonstrated that ASC as a first-line treatment for newly diagnosed CML has superior efficacy, safety, and tolerability compared to current TKIs. We have invited Professor Bingcheng Liu from the Leukemia Treatment Center at the Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , to review this study.









