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Epigenetic therapy is associated with similar survival compared with intensive chemotherapy in older patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia.
Blood - 6 Dec 2012
Quintás-Cardama Alfonso, Ravandi Farhad, Liu-Dumlao Theresa, Brandt Mark, Faderl Stefan, Pierce Sherry, Borthakur Gautam, Garcia-Manero Guillermo, Cortes Jorge, Kantarjian Hagop
Abstract excerpt
We reviewed the outcome of 671 patients 65 years of age or older with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated at our institution between 2000 and 2010 with intensive chemotherapy (n = 557) or azacitidine- or decitabine-based therapy (n = 114). Both groups were balanced according to cytogenetics and performance status. The complete response rates with chemotherapy and epigenetic therapy were 42% and...
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