Table 6.

Induction regimens in older patients with AML


Study

No.

Median age, y (range)

CR, %

Survival

Induction death, %
Goldstone et al4       
DAT   328  *  62   18  16  
ADE   327  *  50   15   26  
MAC   656  *  55   16   17  
Anderson et al25       
AD   161   68 (56-84)   43   19  15  
ME   167   67 (56-86)   43   11   19  
Juliusson et al26       
CCI   43   70 (64-75)   51   > 30§  12  
CI   20   73 (65-77)   35   —   10  
Rowe et al27 ¶       
DA   116   67 (56-82)   40   5.7  —22  
IA   118   68 (56-86)   43   9.4   —  
MA
 
114
 
69 (56-84)
 
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Study

No.

Median age, y (range)

CR, %

Survival

Induction death, %
Goldstone et al4       
DAT   328  *  62   18  16  
ADE   327  *  50   15   26  
MAC   656  *  55   16   17  
Anderson et al25       
AD   161   68 (56-84)   43   19  15  
ME   167   67 (56-86)   43   11   19  
Juliusson et al26       
CCI   43   70 (64-75)   51   > 30§  12  
CI   20   73 (65-77)   35   —   10  
Rowe et al27 ¶       
DA   116   67 (56-82)   40   5.7  —22  
IA   118   68 (56-86)   43   9.4   —  
MA
 
114
 
69 (56-84)
 
46
 
7.1
 

 

DAT indicates daunorubicin, cytarabine, thioguanine; ADE, daunorubicin, cytarabine, etoposide; MAC, mitoxantrone, cytarabine; AD, cytarabine, daunorubicin; ME, mitoxantrone, etoposide; CCI, cladribine, cytarabine, idarubicin; CI, cytarabine, idarubicin; DA, daunorubicin, cytarabine; IA, idarubicin, cytarabine; MA, mitoxantrone, cytarabine; and—, not available.

*

The median age for the entire group was 66 years (range, younger than 56 to 80).

Five-year disease-free survival (DFS) (%).

2-year overall survival (%).

§

2-year overall survival (%) for the whole group of patients.

Median DFS in months.

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