Stopping a TKI Before Chemotherapy

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Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD, professor of medicine in medical oncology, head of the division of medical oncology, University of Colorado, discusses stopping treatment with a TKI before starting chemotherapy.

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Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD, professor of medicine in medical oncology, head of the division of medical oncology, University of Colorado, discusses stopping treatment with a TKI before starting chemotherapy.

  • Patients can have a flare reaction when they stop receiving a TKI.
  • It was thought that continuing a TKI until the administration of chemotherapy could negate the flare reaction.
  • Bunn says an oncologist could stop the TKI before starting chemotherapy.
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