Bin-Tao Huang, Qing-Chun Zeng, Jessica Yu, Xiao-Li Liu, Zhen Xiao, Hong-Qian Zhu
Department of Hematology Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, 510515 Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) 2012 MarThe purpose of the study was to compare the antitumor efficacy and safety profile of high-dose homoharringtonine as induction and post-induction therapy compared to either standard-dose homoharringtonine or daunorubicin in elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. A total of 254 patients, age range 60-77 years received induction and post-induction therapy containing daunorubicin, standard-dose homoharringtonine, or high-dose homoharringtonine. After one course of induction therapy, the overall complete remission rate was similar between treatment arms (58.7%, P = .92). Among 161 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (non-M5 subtype), estimated median overall survival was 39, 29, and 37 months, respectively, in the daunorubicin, standard-dose homoharringtonine, and high-dose homoharringtonine treatment groups (P = .53). In the 93 patients with acute myeloid leukemia-M5 subtype, there was a significant difference in estimated median overall survival: 24, 24, and 52 months, respectively, in the daunorubicin, standard-dose homoharringtonine, and high-dose homoharringtonine treatment groups (P = .003). There was no significant difference in drug-related adverse events between treatment arms. High-dose homoharringtonine does not clearly increase the complete remission rate of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia. However, in the subset of elderly patients with acute monocytic leukemia, high-dose homoharringtonine as a first-line regimen prolonged overall survival with minimal toxicity.
Bin-Tao Huang, Qing-Chun Zeng, Jessica Yu, Xiao-Li Liu, Zhen Xiao, Hong-Qian Zhu. High-dose homoharringtonine versus standard-dose daunorubicin is effective and safe as induction and post-induction chemotherapy for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a multicenter experience from China. Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England). 2012 Mar;29(1):251-9
PMID: 21258877
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