Intermediate-dose cytarabine plus mitoxantrone versus standard-dose cytarabine plus daunorubicin for acute myeloid leukemia in elderly patients

Background: The combination of intermediate-dose cytarabine plus mitoxantrone (IMA) can induce high complete remission rates with acceptable toxicity in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We present the final results of a randomized-controlled trial comparing IMA with the standard 7 + 3 induction regimen consisting of continuous infusion cytarabine plus daunorubicin (DA).

Patients and methods: Patients with newly diagnosed AML >60 years were randomized to receive either intermediate-dose cytarabine (1000 mg/m2 twice daily on days 1, 3, 5, 7) plus mitoxantrone (10 mg/m2 days 1-3) (IMA) or standard induction therapy with cytarabine (100 mg/m2 continuously days 1-7) plus daunorubicin (45 mg/m2 days 3-5) (DA). Patients in complete remission after DA received intermediate-dose cytarabine plus amsacrine as consolidation treatment, whereas patients after IMA were consolidated with standard-dose cytarabine plus mitoxantrone.

Results: Between February 2005 and October 2009, 485 patients were randomized; 241 for treatment arm DA and 244 for IMA; 76% of patients were >65 years. The complete response rate after DA was 39% [95% confidence interval (95% CI): 33-45] versus 55% (95% CI: 49-61) after IMA (odds ratio 1.89, P = 0.001). The 6-week early-death rate was 14% in both arms. Relapse-free survival curves were superimposable in the first year, but separated afterwards, resulting in 3-year relapse-free survival rates of 29% versus 14% in the DA versus IMA arms, respectively (P = 0.042). The median overall survival was 10 months in both arms (P = 0.513).

Conclusion: The dose escalation of cytarabine in induction therapy lead to improved remission rates in the elderly AML patients. This did not translate into a survival advantage, most likely due to differences in consolidation treatment. Thus, effective consolidation strategies need to be further explored. In combination with an effective consolidation strategy, the use of intermediate-dose cytarabine in induction may improve curative treatment for elderly AML patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 29(2018), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 973-978

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Röllig, C [VerfasserIn]
Kramer, M [VerfasserIn]
Gabrecht, M [VerfasserIn]
Hänel, M [VerfasserIn]
Herbst, R [VerfasserIn]
Kaiser, U [VerfasserIn]
Schmitz, N [VerfasserIn]
Kullmer, J [VerfasserIn]
Fetscher, S [VerfasserIn]
Link, H [VerfasserIn]
Mantovani-Löffler, L [VerfasserIn]
Krümpelmann, U [VerfasserIn]
Neuhaus, T [VerfasserIn]
Heits, F [VerfasserIn]
Einsele, H [VerfasserIn]
Ritter, B [VerfasserIn]
Bornhäuser, M [VerfasserIn]
Schetelig, J [VerfasserIn]
Thiede, C [VerfasserIn]
Mohr, B [VerfasserIn]
Schaich, M [VerfasserIn]
Platzbecker, U [VerfasserIn]
Schäfer-Eckart, K [VerfasserIn]
Krämer, A [VerfasserIn]
Berdel, W E [VerfasserIn]
Serve, H [VerfasserIn]
Ehninger, G [VerfasserIn]
Schuler, U S [VerfasserIn]
Study Alliance Leukemia (SAL) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

04079A1RDZ
BZ114NVM5P
Cytarabine
Daunorubicin
Journal Article
Mitoxantrone
Randomized Controlled Trial
ZS7284E0ZP

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.11.2019

Date Revised 07.04.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/annonc/mdy030

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM28050019X