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Outcome of induction and postremission therapy in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype: a cancer and leukemia group B study.

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Farag, SS; Ruppert, AS; Mrózek, K; Mayer, RJ; Stone, RM; Carroll, AJ; Powell, BL; Moore, JO; Pettenati, MJ; Koduru, PRK; Stamberg, J; Baer, MR ...
Published in: J Clin Oncol
January 20, 2005

PURPOSE: Evaluate the outcome of induction and postremission therapy in adults younger than 60 years with normal cytogenetics acute myeloid leukemia (AML). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In 490 patients, induction included cytarabine and daunorubicin (AD) or cytarabine and escalated doses of daunorubicin and etoposide +/- PSC-833 (ADE/ADEP). Intensification included one cycle of high-dose cytarabine (HDAC) followed by etoposide/cyclophosphamide and mitoxantrone/diaziquone (group I), three HDAC cycles (group II), four intermediate-dose cytarabine (IDAC) or HDAC cycles (group III), or one HDAC/etoposide cycle and autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT; group IV). RESULTS: Of 350 patients receiving AD, 73% achieved complete remission (CR), compared with 82% of 140 receiving ADE/ADEP (P = .04). Splenomegaly was associated with a lower CR rate (P < .001), and ADE/ADEP, with a higher CR rate in younger patients (P = .005). The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate was 28% each for intensification groups I and II, compared with 41% and 45% for groups III and IV, respectively (P = .02). The 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) was 62% and 67% for groups I and II, respectively, compared with 54% and 44% for groups III and IV, respectively (P = .049). The type of postremission intensification remained significant for DFS and CIR in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSION: In younger adults with normal cytogenetics AML, splenomegaly predicts a lower CR rate, and the postremission strategies of either four cycles of I/HDAC or one cycle of HDAC/etoposide followed by ASCT are associated with improved DFS and reduced relapse compared with therapies that include fewer cycles of cytarabine or no transplantation.

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J Clin Oncol

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0732-183X

Publication Date

January 20, 2005

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

482 / 493

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Survival Analysis
  • Splenomegaly
  • Recurrence
  • Prognosis
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mitoxantrone
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Leukemia, Myeloid
 

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Farag, S. S., Ruppert, A. S., Mrózek, K., Mayer, R. J., Stone, R. M., Carroll, A. J., … Bloomfield, C. D. (2005). Outcome of induction and postremission therapy in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype: a cancer and leukemia group B study. J Clin Oncol, 23(3), 482–493. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2005.06.090
Farag, Sherif S., Amy S. Ruppert, Krzysztof Mrózek, Robert J. Mayer, Richard M. Stone, Andrew J. Carroll, Bayard L. Powell, et al. “Outcome of induction and postremission therapy in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype: a cancer and leukemia group B study.J Clin Oncol 23, no. 3 (January 20, 2005): 482–93. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2005.06.090.
Farag SS, Ruppert AS, Mrózek K, Mayer RJ, Stone RM, Carroll AJ, et al. Outcome of induction and postremission therapy in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype: a cancer and leukemia group B study. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan 20;23(3):482–93.
Farag, Sherif S., et al. “Outcome of induction and postremission therapy in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype: a cancer and leukemia group B study.J Clin Oncol, vol. 23, no. 3, Jan. 2005, pp. 482–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.06.090.
Farag SS, Ruppert AS, Mrózek K, Mayer RJ, Stone RM, Carroll AJ, Powell BL, Moore JO, Pettenati MJ, Koduru PRK, Stamberg J, Baer MR, Block AW, Vardiman JW, Kolitz JE, Schiffer CA, Larson RA, Bloomfield CD. Outcome of induction and postremission therapy in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia with normal karyotype: a cancer and leukemia group B study. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan 20;23(3):482–493.

Published In

J Clin Oncol

DOI

ISSN

0732-183X

Publication Date

January 20, 2005

Volume

23

Issue

3

Start / End Page

482 / 493

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Survival Analysis
  • Splenomegaly
  • Recurrence
  • Prognosis
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mitoxantrone
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Leukemia, Myeloid