The efficacy and safety of venetoclax combined with demethylating agents in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia : a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of venetoclax in combination with hypomethylating agents in elderly with acute myeloid leukemia.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A comprehensive literature search identified related studies from PubMed, Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane Library. Overall complete remission (CR) and overall response rate (ORR) were applied to evaluate the efficacy of venetoclax in combination with hypomethylating agents in elderly with acute myeloid leukemia, and incidence of grade 3-4 adverse events were used to evaluate the safety.

RESULTS: 10 studies, including a total of 930 patients, were identified in our study and analyzed using the random-effects model. Meta-analysis showed the pooled overall CR rate of 70% (95% CI: 63-77%), the pooled ORR rate of 53% (95% CI: 39-67%), and the median overall survival ranged from 7.7 to 16.9 months. A total of 6 studies reported related adverse events, mainly including thrombocytopenia, febrile neutropenia, neutropenia, leukopenia, anemia, and pneumonia. The pooled incidence of overall adverse events was 30% (95% CI: 22-38%), and all adverse events were tolerable and resolved with treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: The combination of venetoclax and demethylating drugs has a good therapeutic effect on elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, but it also induces some adverse events. Although this therapy has a small impact on the quality of life, further attention is still needed to reduce the occurrence of such adverse events.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences - 28(2024), 5 vom: 29. März, Seite 1837-1846

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wei, M-Y [VerfasserIn]
Yin, J [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Y [VerfasserIn]
Liu, J-Y [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Y [VerfasserIn]
Chen, X-M [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Y [VerfasserIn]
Wang, X-M [VerfasserIn]
Huang, C-L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
N54AIC43PW
Sulfonamides
Systematic Review
Venetoclax

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Date Completed 19.03.2024

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.26355/eurrev_202403_35597

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369875508