| pubmed-article:19735261 | pubmed:abstractText | Although imatinib may be effective in hypereosinophilic syndromes, the exact response kinetics are not known. Imatinib was administered at 100-400 mg/d each week in a 12-week response-oriented schedule, targeting a complete clinical and haematological remission (CR). CR was achieved in 11/23 patients (6/6 with FIP1L1-PDGRFA rearrangement and 5/17 without, P = 0.006), most after 2 weeks of 100 mg/d imatinib. The maximum imatinib dose had no effect in early unresponsive patients. Low-dose, short-course imatinib may represent a rational choice for identifying responsive cases, both within and outside the pre-defined FIP1L1 rearrangement subset. | lld:pubmed |
