Cytarabine and Idarubicin Induction Chemotherapy in Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia / 대한혈액학회지
Korean Journal of Hematology
;
: 129-135, 2001.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
About 60~80% of previously untreated patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) achieve complete remission (CR) when treated with cytarabine and anthracycline. Anthracycline is one of the most important chemotherapeutic agents in AML. It has been claimed that idarubicin showed superior complete remission rate than daunorubicin, which is not completely established. We evaluated idarubicin in combination with cytarabine (AI) as an induction chemotherapy in patient with AML.METHODS:
Thirty one patients with newly diagnosed acute myelogenous leukemia were enrolled. Remission induction emotherapy was consisted of cytarabine (100mg/m2 IV over 24 hours on day 1~7) and idarubicin (12mg/m2 IV over 30 minutes on day 1~3). After achievement of CR, patients underwent consolidation therapy with high- dose cytarabine and/or bone marrow transplantation.RESULTS:
Median age of the patients was 43 years (range; 17~62) and M2 was the most common subtype. The CR rate was 71% (22/ 31). The median overall and disease-free survival were 67 weeks (95% confidence interval, CI; 43~91) and 65 weeks (95% CI; 26~104), respectively with a median follow-up of 48 weeks. Major toxicities were fever and infection during the neutropenic period. There were three treatment-related mortalities. Causes of death were refractory AML in 1 patient and infection in 2 patients.CONCLUSION:
AI induction chemotherapy seems to be effective and safe regimen as an induction chemotherapy in AML.
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Main subject:
Remission Induction
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Idarubicin
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
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Daunorubicin
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Follow-Up Studies
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Mortality
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Cause of Death
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Disease-Free Survival
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Cytarabine
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Hematology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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