Trial reportLeukemia2006
Extramedullary relapse in acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with all-trans retinoic acid and chemotherapy.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 160 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of maintenance therapy in acute promyelocytic leukemia in the first complete remission.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
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- Very high levels of lactate dehydrogenase at diagnosis predict central nervous system relapse in acute promyelocytic leukaemia.British journal of haematology · 2015Trial
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- Primary Extramedullary Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Presenting as Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Rare Case Report and Diagnostic Challenge.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Venetoclax plus arsenic and all-trans retinoic acid in patients with relapsed/refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia.Blood cancer journal · 2025Article
- Characteristics and predictors of central nervous system relapse in newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia in the era of arsenic: a 13-year monocenter cohort study.Blood cancer journal · 2025Article
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Asian Consortium study of arsenic trioxide in newly diagnosed patients: impact and outcome.Blood advances · 2025Observational
- A case report of acute promyelocytic leukemia with myeloid sarcoma of the lumbar spine and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- An overview of arsenic trioxide-involved combined treatment algorithms for leukemia: basic concepts and clinical implications.Cell death discovery · 2023Review
- Different Isoforms of PML-RARA Chimeric Protein in Patients with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Survival Analysis per Demographic Characteristics, Clinicohematological Parameters, and Cytogenetic Findings.Iranian journal of pathology · 2023Article
- Has Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation a Role in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia?Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2022Review
- The treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia in 2023: Paradigm, advances, and future directions.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Case Report: Extramedullary Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: An Unusual Case and Mini-Review of the Literature.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Relapsed/refractory acute promyelocytic leukemia with RARA-LBD region mutation was salvaged by venetoclax: A case report.Medicine · 2021Article
- Myeloid sarcoma of the colon as initial presentation in acute promyelocytic leukemia: A case report and review of the literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Myeloid Sarcoma Type of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia With a Cryptic Insertion of RARA Into FIP1L1: The Clinical Utility of NGS and Bioinformatic Analyses.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Acute myeloid leukemia with CPSF6-RARG fusion resembling acute promyelocytic leukemia with extramedullary infiltration.Therapeutic advances in hematology · 2021Article
- Treatment of Central Nervous System Relapse in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia by Venetoclax: A Case Report.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Role of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
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Abstract
We analyzed the incidence, presenting features, risk factors of extramedullary (EM) relapse occurring in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) treated with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and chemotherapy by using a competing-risk method. In total, 740/ 806 (92%) patients included in three multicenter trials (APL91, APL93 trials and PETHEMA 96) achieved CR, of whom 169 (23%) relapsed, including 10 EM relapses. Nine relapses involved the central nervous system (CNS) and one the skin, of which two were isolated EM relapse. In patients with EM disease, median WBC count was 26950/mm3 (7700-162000). The 3-year cumulative incidence of EM disease at first relapse was 5.0%. Univariate analysis identified age <45 years (P=0.05), bcr3 PML-RARalpha isoform (P= 0.0003) and high WBC counts (> or = 10,000/ mm3) (P<0.0001) as risk factors for EM relapse. In multivariate analysis, only high WBC count remained significant (P= 0.001). Patients with EM relapse had a poorer outcome since median survival from EM relapse was 6.7 months as compared to 26.3 months for isolated BM relapse (P=0.04). In conclusion, EM relapse in APL occurs more frequently in patients with increased WBC counts (> or = 10,000/mm3) and carries a poor prognosis. Whether CNS prophylaxis should be systematically performed in patients with WBC > or = 10,000/mm3 at diagnosis remains to be established.
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