Table 6

Additional details of randomized trials of maintenance treatment in AML

ReferenceInductionConsolidationOutcome and follow-up
RandomizedRegimenRandomizedRegimenPrimarySecondaryQoL*Median follow-up
22 No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (BART III) × 2 No Cyclophosphamide + 6-thioguanine NA NA No NA 
20 No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (7+3)-vincristine; cytarabine-daunorubicin (5+2)-vincristine No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (7+3)-vincristine NA NA No NA 
11 No 6-Thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin No 6-Thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin NA NA No NA 
13 No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (5+2) × 2 No C1: 5+2; C2:
intermediate-dose cytarabine 
NA NA No NA 
16 No 6-Thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin No C1 and C4: 6-thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin; C2 and C5: azacitidine- cyclophosphamide-etoposide-vincristine;
C3 and C6: methotrexate 
NA NA No 82 mo 
15 Yes Cytarabine with or without daunorubicin vs mitoxantrone No Same as induction DFS OS No NA 
18 No Cytarabine-mitoxantrone No Daunorubicin–intermediate-dose cytarabine; daunorubicin–high-dose cytarabine-Ams-Asp NA NA No NA 
10 Yes Cytarabine-daunorubicin-etoposide with or without PSC-833 No Same as induction NA NA No NA 
14 Yes Cytarabine + daunorubicin vs liposomal daunorubicin No Same as induction DFS, CR (induction) DFS (maintenance) No NA 
21 Yes Cytarabine-daunorubicin-etoposide vs high-dose cytarabine-daunorubicin-etoposide No Daunorubicin–intermediate-dose cytarabine OS DFS/EFS/ Toxicity No 3.6 y 
17 Yes Cytarabine + daunorubicin vs idarubicin3 vs idarubicin4 No Idarubicin-daunorubicin + intermediate-dose cytarabine EFS NA No 49 mo 
19 No Cytarabine-mitoxantrone No C1 and C3: high-dose cytarabine Relapse/EFS Toxicity No 5 y 
12 Yes Cytarabine + daunorubicin vs clofarabine with or without gemtuzumab ozogamicin × 2 Yes 5+2 vs none OS TTR, Toxicity No 50 mo 
ReferenceInductionConsolidationOutcome and follow-up
RandomizedRegimenRandomizedRegimenPrimarySecondaryQoL*Median follow-up
22 No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (BART III) × 2 No Cyclophosphamide + 6-thioguanine NA NA No NA 
20 No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (7+3)-vincristine; cytarabine-daunorubicin (5+2)-vincristine No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (7+3)-vincristine NA NA No NA 
11 No 6-Thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin No 6-Thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin NA NA No NA 
13 No Cytarabine-daunorubicin (5+2) × 2 No C1: 5+2; C2:
intermediate-dose cytarabine 
NA NA No NA 
16 No 6-Thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin No C1 and C4: 6-thioguanine-cytarabine-daunorubicin; C2 and C5: azacitidine- cyclophosphamide-etoposide-vincristine;
C3 and C6: methotrexate 
NA NA No 82 mo 
15 Yes Cytarabine with or without daunorubicin vs mitoxantrone No Same as induction DFS OS No NA 
18 No Cytarabine-mitoxantrone No Daunorubicin–intermediate-dose cytarabine; daunorubicin–high-dose cytarabine-Ams-Asp NA NA No NA 
10 Yes Cytarabine-daunorubicin-etoposide with or without PSC-833 No Same as induction NA NA No NA 
14 Yes Cytarabine + daunorubicin vs liposomal daunorubicin No Same as induction DFS, CR (induction) DFS (maintenance) No NA 
21 Yes Cytarabine-daunorubicin-etoposide vs high-dose cytarabine-daunorubicin-etoposide No Daunorubicin–intermediate-dose cytarabine OS DFS/EFS/ Toxicity No 3.6 y 
17 Yes Cytarabine + daunorubicin vs idarubicin3 vs idarubicin4 No Idarubicin-daunorubicin + intermediate-dose cytarabine EFS NA No 49 mo 
19 No Cytarabine-mitoxantrone No C1 and C3: high-dose cytarabine Relapse/EFS Toxicity No 5 y 
12 Yes Cytarabine + daunorubicin vs clofarabine with or without gemtuzumab ozogamicin × 2 Yes 5+2 vs none OS TTR, Toxicity No 50 mo 

Positive trials are shown in bold.

Ams, amsacrine; Asp, asparaginase; BART III, BCG + allogeneic cells vs no maintenance randomized trial; idarubicin3, 3 days of idarubicin; idarubicin4, 4 days of idarubicin; NA, not available; PSC-833, Valspodar; TTR, time to relapse.

*

QoL formally assessed.

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