ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the complete remission rate (CRR) and adverse reaction of the 3 different chemotherapy regimens (daunorubicin, idarubicin, imported idarubicin combined with cytarabine) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia (AML).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-one adult patients with newly diagnosed non-M3 AML were divided into 3 groups: 17 cases treated with daunorubicin plus cytarabine as group A, 24 cases treated with idarubicin plus cytarabine as group B, 30 cases treated with the imported idarubicin plus cytarabine as group C. The curative effects and adverse reactions were compared among the 3 groups after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>CCR in group C (86.67%) was significantly higher than that in group A (52.94%) and group B (70.83%), and the CRR in group B was significantly higher than that in group A (P<0.05). The incidence of adverse reaction such as nausea, vomiting, myelosuppression and infection among 3 groups were not statistically significantant (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The curative effect of idarubicin for the treatment of non-M3 AML patients is better than that of daunorubicin, especially the curative efficiency of imported darubicin is much higher; the adverse reaction after treatment by daunorubicin and idarubicin can be controllable, so daunorubicin and idarubicin can be used as first-line drug for the patients with AML, and patients can choose more appropriate drug according to their own economic ability.</p>