What is the benefit of cytoreduction with Hydroxyurea for patients with newly diagnosed chronic phase CML with a WBC count >100 prior to the initiation of a TKI?

For newly diagnosed patients with CML, there is no benefit to using hydroxyurea before TKI. Using HU oftentimes ends up causing cytopenias and it then makes it challenging to keep patients on their TKI when it is started. There are some scenarios where it is reasonable to use- if you don’t yet know ...