A 4-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH ANTHRACYCLINE, CYTOSINE-ARABINOSIDE, VINCRISTINE AND PREDNISONE COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY IN 325 ADULTS WITH ACUTE-LEUKEMIA
A 4-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH ANTHRACYCLINE, CYTOSINE-ARABINOSIDE, VINCRISTINE AND PREDNISONE COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY IN 325 ADULTS WITH ACUTE-LEUKEMIA
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DOI:
10.1002/1097-0142(19810615)47:12
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
FREIREICH, EJ
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作者:
KEATING, MJ;SMITH, TL;FREIREICH, EJ
Combination chemotherapy with an anthracycline, adriamycin or rubidazone, cytosine arabinoside, vincristine and prednisone resulted in a complete remission rate of 62% in 325 consecutive unselected adults with acute leukemia. The results by morphologic categories were 58% for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), 70% for acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL) and 77% for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The median survival was 43 wk. Of all patients, 10% are projected to be alive and in remission at 5 yr. The median remission duration for the whole group was 51 wk, durations being significantly longer for AML (60 wk) than ALL (30 wk) and AUL (21 wk). CNS involvement was uncommon in AML (4%) but much more common in patients with AUL (37%) and ALL (32%). One in 5 complete responders with AML is projected to be in their 1st remission at 5 yr off all chemotherapy. Age, sex, morphology, cytogenetic pattern, temperature at presentation and presence of a documented preceding hematologic abnormality are significant variables for response and survival.