Publications by authors named "Maher Alawar"

Second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), such as nilotinib and dasatinib, are used in the first-line treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), usually after the failure or resistance to imatinib. Despite a good safety profile, medications in this category have an increased incidence of specific adverse events such as pulmonary hypertension, pleural effusion, and cardiovascular/peripheral arterial events. However, renal complications are rarely reported and observed.

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