Table 2

Primary published clinical studies of childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with ATO or ATRA plus CT

Study, yearNo. of patientsAge, yInductionHCR (%)Postremission therapyDuration of postremission therapyEstimated 5-year OS, %Estimated 5-year EFS, %
George et al,22  2004 11 ≤ 15 ATO 91 ATO 8 mo 91 81 
Present study, 2009 19 ≤ 15 ATO 89 ATO 3 y 84 73 
de Botton et al, 2004 31 ≤ 18 ATRA + daunorubicin-cytarabine 97 CT and/or ATRA, BMT (n = 2)* 2 y, 2 mo 90 71 
Testi et al, 2005 107 ≤ 18 ATRA + idarubicin 96 CT and/or ATRA, BMT (n = 3)* 2 y, 3 mo 89 81 
Ortega et al, 2005 66 ≤ 18 ATRA + idarubicin 92 CT + ATRA 2 y, 3 mo 87 77 
Study, yearNo. of patientsAge, yInductionHCR (%)Postremission therapyDuration of postremission therapyEstimated 5-year OS, %Estimated 5-year EFS, %
George et al,22  2004 11 ≤ 15 ATO 91 ATO 8 mo 91 81 
Present study, 2009 19 ≤ 15 ATO 89 ATO 3 y 84 73 
de Botton et al, 2004 31 ≤ 18 ATRA + daunorubicin-cytarabine 97 CT and/or ATRA, BMT (n = 2)* 2 y, 2 mo 90 71 
Testi et al, 2005 107 ≤ 18 ATRA + idarubicin 96 CT and/or ATRA, BMT (n = 3)* 2 y, 3 mo 89 81 
Ortega et al, 2005 66 ≤ 18 ATRA + idarubicin 92 CT + ATRA 2 y, 3 mo 87 77 

ATO indicates arsenic trioxide; ATRA, all-trans retinoic acid; CT, chemotherapy; BMT, bone marrow transplantation; EFS, event-free survival; HCR, complete hematologic remission; and OS, overall survival.

*

Denotes the number of patients who had a BMT in first remission.

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