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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2022

High rate of invasive fungal infections during early cycles of azacitidine for patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Sing-Ting Wang, Chia-Huei Chou, Tzu-Ting Chen, Ching-Chan Lin, Li-Yuan Bai, Shih-Peng Yeh, Mao-Wang Ho, Ming-Yu Lien

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sing-Ting WangDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chia-Huei ChouDivision of Infection Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tzu-Ting ChenDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ching-Chan LinDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Li-Yuan BaiDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Shih-Peng YehDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Mao-Wang HoDivision of Infection Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ming-Yu LienDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWChina Medical University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a form of cancer that is characterized by infiltration of the bone marrow, blood, and other tissues by proliferative, clonal, abnormally differentiated, and occasionally poorly differentiated cells of the hematopoietic system. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving azacitidine (AZA) alone or in combination with venetoclax (VEN-AZA) are at increased risk for invasive fungal infections (IFIs). We compared the incidence and risk of IFI during these treatment regimens in a single Taiwan hospital. Materials and methods: A total of 61 patients with AML received at least one course of AZA in the hematology ward of China Medical University Hospital (Taichung, Taiwan) between September 2012 and June 2020. Thirty-eight patients (62.3%) received AZA monotherapy; 23 (37.7%) received VEN-AZA. Results: Incidence rates of probable and proven IFI were 18% and 1.6%, respectively, during AZA treatment. One proven case of Conclusion: The incidence of IFI was high in this AML cohort treated with AZA-containing regiments in Taiwan. The majority of IFI cases occurred during the early cycles of AZA (cycles 1-2). Prospective studies are needed to determine the optimal choice of antifungal prophylaxis agent during VEN-AZA therapy for AML.

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Invasive Fungal InfectionsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteNeutropeniaAntifungal AgentsAzacitidineHumansRetrospective StudiesAntifungal AgentsAzacitidineacute myeloid leukemiaazacitidineinvasive fungal infectionTaiwan hospitalvenetoclax and azacitidine

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