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Trial reportInternational journal of hematology2008

The value of oral cytarabine ocfosfate and etoposide in the treatment of refractory and elderly AML patients.

Akira Horikoshi, Kazuhiro Takei, Yoshifumi Hosokawa, Shigemasa Sawada

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Trial report in International journal of hematology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Akira HorikoshiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nihon University, Nerima-Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 179-0072, Japan. akhorik@med.nihon-u.ac.jp.
Kazuhiro TakeiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nihon University, Nerima-Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 179-0072, Japan.
Yoshifumi HosokawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nihon University, Nerima-Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 179-0072, Japan.
Shigemasa SawadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nihon University, Nerima-Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2-11-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 179-0072, Japan.
Nihon University · JPMidorigaoka Hospital · JPNerima General Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Twenty-one acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients were enrolled and received oral induction therapy with cytarabine ocfosfate (SPAC) and etoposide (EP). The median age was 69 years (range: 33-86). There were 11 patients with de novo AML and 10 AML cases that had evolved from myelodysplastic syndromes. Seventeen patients had abnormal karyotypes including eight complex abnormalities, various complications, and 7 of 21 had a poor performance status (PS) with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) scores of 3-4. All patients completed induction therapy without severe adverse events. Seven achieved complete remission (CR), and two achieved partial remission (PR). Uni- and multivariate analyses demonstrated a positive and significant correlation between the results of therapy (CR +/- PR) and overall survival. The plasma concentrations of cytosine arabinoside (ara-C) in some cases were higher than those previously reported, indicating the accumulation of ara-C with increasing numbers of days of SPAC administration. We conclude that this therapy is well tolerated and useful for refractory and elderly AML patients.

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Administration, OralAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsArabinonucleotidesCytidine MonophosphateEtoposideFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, Local1-arabinofuranosylcytosine-5'-stearylphosphateArabinonucleotidesCytidine MonophosphateEtoposide

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PMID18228114
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