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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2023

Real-World Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Korean Patients With AML Ineligible for First-Line Intensive Chemotherapy: A Subanalysis of the CURRENT Study, a Non-Interventional, Retrospective Chart Review.

Soo-Mee Bang, Ka-Won Kang, Ik-Chan Song, Cynthia Llamas, Yinghui Duan, Ji-Young Jeong, Je-Hwan Lee

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Soo-Mee BangDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0938-3007
Ka-Won KangDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-0502
Ik-Chan SongDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6938-970X
Cynthia LlamasEvidence Solutions, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-2536
Yinghui DuanEvidence Solutions, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8680-877X
Ji-Young JeongMedical Affairs, AbbVie Korea Ltd., Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0234-5988
Je-Hwan LeeDepartment of Hematology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhlee3@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7060-1675
AbbVie (United States) · USAbbott (South Korea) · KRChungnam National University · KRKorea University · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRUlsan College · KR

Funding

AbbVie 2020 Venetolax Publication Plan 060773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough most elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy (ICT), treatment options remain limited. CURRENT (UMIN000037786), a real-world, non-interventional, retrospective chart review, evaluated clinical outcomes, clinicopathologic characteristics, and treatment patterns in these patients. We present results from a subanalysis of Korean patients in this study.

methodsPatients were aged ≥ 18 years with primary or secondary AML ineligible for ICT who initiated first-line systemic therapy or best supportive care (BSC) between 2015 and 2018 across four centers in Korea. Primary endpoint was overall survival (OS) from diagnosis. Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), time to treatment failure, and response rates. Data analyses were primarily descriptive, with time-to-event outcomes estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and Cox regression used to determine prognostic factors for survival.

resultsAmong 194 patients enrolled, 84.0% received systemic therapy and 16.0% received BSC. Median age at diagnosis was 74 and 78 years, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 was reported in 73.0% and 48.4% of patients, respectively; poor cytogenetic risk was reported in 30.1% and 16.1% of patients. Median OS was 7.83 vs. 4.50 months, and median PFS was 6.73 vs. 4.50 months in the systemic therapy vs. BSC groups. Prognostic factors affecting OS included secondary AML (hazard ratio, 1.67 [95% confidence interval, 1.13-2.45]), ECOG performance status ≥ 2 (2.41 [1.51-3.83]), poor cytogenetic risk (2.10 [1.36-3.24]), and Charlson comorbidity index ≥ 1 (2.26 [1.43-3.58]).

conclusionClinical outcomes are poor in Korean patients with AML ineligible for ICT who are prescribed current systemic therapies or BSC. There is a substantial unmet need for novel agents (monotherapy or in combination) to improve clinical outcomes in this patient population.

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Leukemia, Myeloid, AcuteAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHumansProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAcute Myeloid LeukemiaClinical OutcomesKoreaReal-WorldTreatment Patterns

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