Treatment of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL): a comparison of French-Belgian-Swiss and PETHEMA results

Adès, Lionel; Sanz, Miguel A; Chevret, Sylvie; Montesinos, Pau; Chevallier, Patrice; Raffoux, Emmanuel; Vellenga, Edo; Guerci, Agnès; Pigneux, Arnaud; Huguet, Francoise; Rayon, Consuelo; Stoppa, Anne Marie; de la Serna, Javier; Cahn, Jean-Yves; Meyer-Monard, Sandrine; Pabst, Thomas; Thomas, Xavier; de Botton, Stéphane; Parody, Ricardo; Bergua, Juan; ... (2008). Treatment of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL): a comparison of French-Belgian-Swiss and PETHEMA results. Blood, 111(3), pp. 1078-84. Washington, D.C.: American Society of Hematology 10.1182/blood-2007-07-099978

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All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) plus anthracycline chemotherapy is the reference treatment of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), whereas the role of cytosine arabinoside (AraC) remains disputed. We performed a joint analysis of patients younger than 65 years included in Programa para el Estudio de la Terapéutica en Hemopatía Maligna (PETHEMA) LPA 99 trial, where patients received no AraC in addition to ATRA, high cumulative dose idarubicin, and mitoxantrone, and APL 2000 trial, where patients received AraC in addition to ATRA and lower cumulative dose daunorubicin. In patients with white blood cell (WBC) count less than 10 x 10(9)/L, complete remission (CR) rates were similar, but 3-year cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) was significantly lower in LPA 99 trial: 4.2% versus 14.3% (P = .03), although 3-year survival was similar in both trials. This suggested that AraC is not required in APL with WBC count less than 10 x 10(9)/L, at least in trials with high-dose anthracycline and maintenance treatment. In patients with WBC of 10 x 10(9)/L or more, however, the CR rate (95.1% vs 83.6% P = .018) and 3-year survival (91.5% vs 80.8%, P = .026) were significantly higher in APL 2000 trial, and there was a trend for lower 3-year CIR (9.9% vs 18.5%, P = .12), suggesting a beneficial role for AraC in those patients.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Medical Oncology
UniBE Contributor:	Pabst, Thomas Niklaus
ISSN:	0006-4971
ISBN:	17975017
Publisher:	American Society of Hematology
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:53
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2023 23:22
Publisher DOI:	10.1182/blood-2007-07-099978
PubMed ID:	17975017
Web of Science ID:	000252792900026
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/22384 (FactScience: 34493)