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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is currently being used as remission induction treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Conventional chemotherapy is added both during and after ATRA treatment, in order to avoid the occurrence of hyperleukocytosis, and to improve the duration of complete remission. In this study we analysed the hematopoietic recovery of 18 consecutive APL patients after standard Idarubicin or Daunorubicin +/- Cytosine-Arabinoside regimens. 9 of the patients were at the onset of the disease, (CHT group) while 9 had been pre-treated with ATRA 45 mg/sqm/day for at least 3 months (ATRA group). 500 PMN/mmc were reached after 20.8 day from the end of treatment in CHT group and after 12.0 days in ATRA group (p = 0.007). Platelets recovery was faster, even though not significantly in ATRA group. Interestingly, PMN recovery in ATRA group was even shorter (p = 0.004) than that obtained in CHT group, after the first course of chemotherapy (treatment in CR vs treatment in CR). If these results are confirmed in a larger study, a protective effect of ATRA on normal residual hemopoiesis should be postulated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1042-8194
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
143-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Cytarabine, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Daunorubicin, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Hematopoiesis, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Idarubicin, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Immunologic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Leukocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Platelet Count, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Premedication, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Salvage Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:7858492-Tretinoin
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Pre-treatment with all-trans retinoic acid accelerates polymorphonuclear recovery after chemotherapy in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Hematology, L. e A. Seràgnoli University of Bologna, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial