Table 3.

Strategies and outcome for patients with high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

Author/StudyNTreatmentCR, %ED, %EFS, %OS, %
*Relapse-free survival 
Abbreviations: CR, complete response; ED, early death; EFS, event-free survival; OS, overall survival; ara-C, cytosine arabinoside; ATO, arsenic trioxide; ATRA, all-trans retinoic acid; GO, gemtuzumab ozogamicin; ida, idarubicin 
Ades/PETHEMA LPA99 trial50  104 Increased anthracycline 83.6 16.4 67.3 at 3 y 80.8 at 3 y 
Ades/European APL Group APL2000 trial50  99 High-dose ara-C in consolidation 95.1 4.9 82.2 at 3 y 91.5 at 3 y 
Powell/North American Intergroup C971051  112 ATO in consolidation 75 16 65 at 3 y 86 at 3 y 
Lengfelder/German AML Coop Group45  37 High-dose ara-C in induction 83.8 16.2 63 at 6 y 73 at 6 y 
Estey/MD Anderson Cancer Center37  19 ATRA + ATO + GO or ida 79 21 90 at 2 y* 90 at 2 y 
Author/StudyNTreatmentCR, %ED, %EFS, %OS, %
*Relapse-free survival 
Abbreviations: CR, complete response; ED, early death; EFS, event-free survival; OS, overall survival; ara-C, cytosine arabinoside; ATO, arsenic trioxide; ATRA, all-trans retinoic acid; GO, gemtuzumab ozogamicin; ida, idarubicin 
Ades/PETHEMA LPA99 trial50  104 Increased anthracycline 83.6 16.4 67.3 at 3 y 80.8 at 3 y 
Ades/European APL Group APL2000 trial50  99 High-dose ara-C in consolidation 95.1 4.9 82.2 at 3 y 91.5 at 3 y 
Powell/North American Intergroup C971051  112 ATO in consolidation 75 16 65 at 3 y 86 at 3 y 
Lengfelder/German AML Coop Group45  37 High-dose ara-C in induction 83.8 16.2 63 at 6 y 73 at 6 y 
Estey/MD Anderson Cancer Center37  19 ATRA + ATO + GO or ida 79 21 90 at 2 y* 90 at 2 y 
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