Patient Characteristics Commercial (n=296) Medicare (n=53)a
At 3L initiation
Demographic characteristics
Age, years; mean ± SD [median] 58.52±13.88 [58.00] 70.34±12.12 [72.00]
<65 years, n (%) 208 (70.3) NA
65+ years, n (%) 88 (29.7) NA
Female, n (%) 147 (49.7) 21 (39.6)
White (race/ethnicity),b n (%) 44 (83.0)
Census region of residence,c n (%)
South 120 (40.5) 16 (30.2)
Midwest/North Central 81 (27.4) NA
Northeast 44 (14.9) NA
West 51 (17.2) 19 (35.8)
Commercial health plan typed, n (%)
Preferred provider organization 148 (50.0)
Medicare supplemental coverage 89 (30.1)
Comprehensive 56 (18.9)
Home maintenance organization 43 (14.5)
Other 44 (14.9)
Unknown 5 (1.7)
Calendar year of first CML diagnosis,e n (%)
2001-2004 9 (3.0) NA
2005-2008 55 (18.6) NA
2009-2012 120 (40.5) NA
2013-2018 112 (37.8) 20 (37.7)
During the 6-month period prior to specific therapy initiation
Modified CCI, excluding CML,f mean ± SD [median] 1.64±1.69 [2.00] 3.60±2.31 [3.00]
Darkow Disease Complexity Index,g n (%)
Mild 106 (35.8) NA
Moderate 104 (35.1) NA
Severeh 86 (29.1) 24 (45.3)
Use of hydroxyurea (pre-treatment), n (%) 21 (7.1) NA
Patients likely unfit for HSCT,i n (%) 61 (20.6) 34 (64.2)
Other mental and physical comorbiditiesj (top 6 most prevalent), n (%)
Cardiac arrhythmias 55 (18.6) 20 (37.7)
Chronic pulmonary disease 45 (15.2) 22 (41.5)
Congestive heart failure 32 (10.8) 22 (41.5)
Diabetes 74 (25.0) 25 (47.2)
Hypertension 134 (45.3) 39 (73.6)
Valvular disease 35 (11.8) 17 (32.1)
During the observation period
Observation period duration,k months; mean ± SD [median] 57.79 ± 36.31 [47.99] 58.51 ± 24.07 [56.12]