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Cytarabine plus idarubicin or daunorubicin as induction and consolidation therapy for previously untreated adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Wiernik, Ph Banks, Pl Case, Dc Jr Arlin, Za Periman, Po Todd, Mb Ritch, Ps Enck, Re Weitberg, Ab |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | The purpose of this study was to determine the relative merits of idarubicin and daunorubicin in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) therapy. Thirty-two sites provided 214 previously untreated adults with AML aged 15 years or more who were randomized to receive for induction therapy cytarabine 100 mg/m2/d as a continuous 7-day infusion plus either daunorubicin 45 mg/m2/d (A + D) or idarubicin 13 mg/m2/d (A + I), daily on the first three days of treatment. Postremission therapy consisted of two courses of the induction regimen at the same daily doses, with the anthracycline administered for 2 days and cytarabine for 5. The complete response (CR) rates for evaluable patients were 70% (A + I) and 59% (A + D) (P = .08). The difference in CR rates was significant in patients aged 18 to 50 years (88% for A + I, 70% for A + D, P = .035). Resistant disease was a significantly more frequent cause of induction therapy failure with A + D than with A + I. Hyperleukocytosis (white blood cell count greater than 50,000/microL) unfavorably affected the attainment of CR with A + D but not with A + I. CR duration was significantly greater after A + I. CR duration was significantly greater after A + I treatment, and the survival of all randomized patients treated with A + I was significantly better than that observed after A + D treatment (median 12.9 months v 8.7 months, respectively, P = .038). Toxicity of the two treatments was similar, although A + I patients experienced more prolonged myelosuppression during consolidation therapy, and a greater incidence of mild chemical hepatitis was observed in the A + I group. It is concluded that, at the doses and schedule used in this study, A + I is superior to A + D for induction therapy of AML in adults. |
| Related Links | https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-pdf/79/2/313/606083/313.pdf |
| Ending Page | 319 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 313 |
| DOI | 10.1182/blood.v79.2.313.313 |
| Journal | Blood |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 79 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Hematology |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Hematology Treatment Survival Adults Leukemia Induction Duration Myeloid Daunorubicin Mg/m2/d Journal: Blood (Vol- 55, Issue- 2) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
