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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) plus anthracycline chemotherapy is the reference treatment of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), whereas the role of cytosine arabinoside (AraC) remains disputed. We performed a joint analysis of patients younger than 65 years included in Programa para el Estudio de la Terapéutica en Hemopatía Maligna (PETHEMA) LPA 99 trial, where patients received no AraC in addition to ATRA, high cumulative dose idarubicin, and mitoxantrone, and APL 2000 trial, where patients received AraC in addition to ATRA and lower cumulative dose daunorubicin. In patients with white blood cell (WBC) count less than 10 x 10(9)/L, complete remission (CR) rates were similar, but 3-year cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) was significantly lower in LPA 99 trial: 4.2% versus 14.3% (P = .03), although 3-year survival was similar in both trials. This suggested that AraC is not required in APL with WBC count less than 10 x 10(9)/L, at least in trials with high-dose anthracycline and maintenance treatment. In patients with WBC of 10 x 10(9)/L or more, however, the CR rate (95.1% vs 83.6% P = .018) and 3-year survival (91.5% vs 80.8%, P = .026) were significantly higher in APL 2000 trial, and there was a trend for lower 3-year CIR (9.9% vs 18.5%, P = .12), suggesting a beneficial role for AraC in those patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AdèsLionelL, pubmed-author:BerguaJuanJ, pubmed-author:BronDominiqueD, pubmed-author:CahnJean-YvesJY, pubmed-author:ChevallierPatriceP, pubmed-author:ChevretSylvieS, pubmed-author:DegosLaurentL, pubmed-author:DombretHervéH, pubmed-author:FenauxPierreP, pubmed-author:FerrantAugustinA, pubmed-author:GuerciAgnèsA, pubmed-author:HuguetFrancoiseF, pubmed-author:IfrahNorbertN, pubmed-author:LamyThierryT, pubmed-author:Meyer-MonardSandrineS, pubmed-author:MontesinosPauP, pubmed-author:NegriSilviaS, pubmed-author:PabstThomasT, pubmed-author:ParodyRicardoR, pubmed-author:PigneuxArnaudA, pubmed-author:RaffouxEmmanuelE, pubmed-author:RayonConsueloC, pubmed-author:SanzMiguel AMA, pubmed-author:StoppaAnne MarieAM, pubmed-author:ThomasXavierX, pubmed-author:VekhoffAnneA, pubmed-author:VellengaEdoE, pubmed-author:de BottonStéphaneS, pubmed-author:de la SernaJavierJ
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1078-84
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL): a comparison of French-Belgian-Swiss and PETHEMA results.
pubmed:affiliation
Hôpital Avicenne, Université Paris 13, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't