A Study on the Tolerability, Safety and Effectiveness of Asciminib in Patients With Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the Chronic Phase in Germany

MMR is defined as a BCR::ABL1 level ≤ 0.1% according to the International Scale (IS).

Characteristics include, but are not limited to, detection of Philadelphia chromosome or BCR::ABL1 transcript, prior treatment, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status.

EMR is defined as BCR::ABL1 ≤10% IS.

MR2 is defined as BCR::ABL1 ≤1% IS.

MMR is defined as BCR::ABL1 ≤0.1% IS.

MR4.0 is defined as BCR::ABL1 ≤0.01% IS.

MR4.5 is defined as BCR::ABL1 ≤0.0032% IS.

The MARS-5 questionnaire is a validated self-report questionnaire developed to assess patient adherence to prescribed medication, focusing on both intentional and unintentional non-adherence. It consists of 5 items, each rated on a 5-point Likert Scale from 0 (always) to 5 (never). The total score ranges from 5 to 25, with higher scores indicating better adherence to treatment.

The EORTC QLQ-C30 contains 30 questions answered by the patient. There are 9 multiple-item scales: 5 scales that assess aspects of functioning (physical, role functioning, cognitive, emotional, and social); 3 symptom scales (fatigue, pain, and nausea and vomiting); and a global health status/Quality of Life (QOL) scale. There are 5 single-item measures assessing additional symptoms (i.e., dyspnea, loss of appetite, insomnia, constipation, and diarrhea) and a single item concerning perceived financial impact of the disease. All but 2 questions have 4-point scales ranging from "Not at all" to "Very much." The 2 questions concerning global health status/QOL have 7-point scales with ratings ranging from "Very poor" to "Excellent." For each of the 14 domains, final scores are transformed such that they range from 0-100, where higher scores indicate improvement.

The EORTC QLQ-CML24 was designed to supplement the QLQ-C30 - the QLQ-CML24 is not a stand-alone instrument but is to be used in conjunction with the QLQ-C30.

The EORTC QLQ-CML24 is composed of 4 multi-item scales and 2 single-item scales. The module consists of 24 items assessing symptom burden (13 items), impact on worry/mood (4 items), impact on daily life (3 items), satisfaction with care and information (2 items) body image problems (1 item) and satisfaction with social life (1 item). The items are measured on 4 levels: 1=not at all, 2=a little, 3=quite a bit, 4=very much. For each domain, scores are averaged and transformed to 0 to 100.

A higher score in symptom burden, impact on worry/mood, impact on daily life, and body image problems domains indicates a worse outcome. A higher score in satisfaction with social life and satisfaction with care and information domains indicates a higher level of satisfaction.

The WPAI-GH is a patient-reported 6 item questionnaire which addresses absenteeism, presenteeism, overall work productivity loss, and activity impairment for the 7 days prior to the assessment. Work productivity and activity impairment outcomes are presented as impairment percentages ranging from 0 to 100 with a higher percentage indicating greater impairment and less productivity.