Impact of BMI on patient outcome in acute myeloid leukaemia patients receiving intensive induction therapy : a real-world registry experience

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BACKGROUND: Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is treated with intensive induction chemotherapy (IT) in medically fit patients. In general, obesity was identified as a risk factor for all-cause mortality, and there is an ongoing debate on its impact on outcome and optimal dosing strategy in obese AML patients.

METHODS: We conducted a registry study screening 7632 patients and assessed the impact of obesity in 1677 equally IT treated, newly diagnosed AML patients on the outcome (OS, EFS, CR1), comorbidities, toxicities and used dosing strategies.

RESULTS: Obese patients (BMI ≥ 30) displayed a significant inferior median OS (29.44 vs. 47.94 months, P = 0.015) and CR1 rate (78.7% vs. 84.3%, P = 0.015) without differences in median EFS (7.8 vs. 9.89 months, P = 0.3) compared to non-obese patients (BMI < 30). The effect was predominantly observed in older (≥60 years) patients. Obesity was identified as an independent risk factor for death, and obese patients demonstrated higher rates of cardiovascular or metabolic comorbidities. No differences for OS, EFS, CR1 or treatment-related toxicities were observed by stratification according to used dosing strategy or dose reduction.

CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, this study identifies obesity as an independent risk factor for worse OS in older AML patients undergoing curative IT most likely due to obesity-related comorbidities and not to dosing strategy.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:129

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British journal of cancer - 129(2023), 7 vom: 04. Okt., Seite 1126-1133

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Englisch

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Enßle, Julius C [VerfasserIn]
Wolf, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Scheich, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Weber, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Kramer, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Ruhnke, Leo [VerfasserIn]
Schliemann, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Mikesch, Jan-Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Krause, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Sauer, Tim [VerfasserIn]
Hanoun, Maher [VerfasserIn]
Reinhardt, Hans Christian [VerfasserIn]
Kraus, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Kaufmann, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Hänel, Mathias [VerfasserIn]
Fransecky, Lars [VerfasserIn]
Burchert, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Neubauer, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Crysandt, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Jost, Edgar [VerfasserIn]
Niemann, Dirk [VerfasserIn]
Schäfer-Eckart, Kerstin [VerfasserIn]
Held, Gerhard [VerfasserIn]
Kaiser, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Wass, Maxi [VerfasserIn]
Schaich, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Müller-Tidow, Carsten [VerfasserIn]
Platzbecker, Uwe [VerfasserIn]
Baldus, Claudia D [VerfasserIn]
Bornhäuser, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Röllig, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Serve, Hubert [VerfasserIn]
Study Alliance Leukemia (SAL) [VerfasserIn]
Steffen, Björn [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 03.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1038/s41416-023-02362-3

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NLM360417981