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The Combination of Fludarabine, Cytarabine and Etoposide Is an Active and Well-Tolerated Regimen in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

The Combination of Fludarabine, Cytarabine and Etoposide Is an Active and Well-Tolerated Regimen... We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of 20 consecutive subjects with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML; 9 refractory and 11 relapsed) treated at our institution with a fludarabine, cytarabine and etoposide (FCE) salvage regimen. Of 20 patients with refractory/relapsed AML, 15 (75%) achieved complete remission (CR)/CR with incomplete peripheral blood count recovery (CRi), including 14 CR and 1 CRi. The 4- and 8-week treatment-related mortality (TRM) for all patients during reinduction was 0 and 5%, respectively. Eight of 15 patients (53%) who successfully achieved CR were able to undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with a 0% non-relapse mortality rate. FCE is a new, well-tolerated, anthracycline-free regimen, which has a promising activity in relapsed/refractory AML and is associated with low TRM in this high-risk population. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Haematologica Karger

The Combination of Fludarabine, Cytarabine and Etoposide Is an Active and Well-Tolerated Regimen in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Publisher
Karger
Copyright
© 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
ISSN
0001-5792
eISSN
1421-9662
DOI
10.1159/000354820
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Abstract

We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of 20 consecutive subjects with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML; 9 refractory and 11 relapsed) treated at our institution with a fludarabine, cytarabine and etoposide (FCE) salvage regimen. Of 20 patients with refractory/relapsed AML, 15 (75%) achieved complete remission (CR)/CR with incomplete peripheral blood count recovery (CRi), including 14 CR and 1 CRi. The 4- and 8-week treatment-related mortality (TRM) for all patients during reinduction was 0 and 5%, respectively. Eight of 15 patients (53%) who successfully achieved CR were able to undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with a 0% non-relapse mortality rate. FCE is a new, well-tolerated, anthracycline-free regimen, which has a promising activity in relapsed/refractory AML and is associated with low TRM in this high-risk population.

Journal

Acta HaematologicaKarger

Published: Jan 1, 2013

Keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; Cytarabine; Etoposide; Fludarabine; Relapse

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