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ArticleInternational journal of hematology2026

Intermediate-dose cytarabine as a safer consolidation strategy for acute myeloid leukemia.

Toshiyasu Sakai, Kotaro Miyao, Taito Kiwada, Somi Ozaki, Tomoyoshi Wakayama, Masaya Numata, Shuto Negishi, Hitomi Sawa, Yuichiro Inagaki, Masashi Sawa

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Toshiyasu SakaiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan. t-sakai@kosei.anjo.aichi.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3530-7817
Kotaro MiyaoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Taito KiwadaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Somi OzakiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Tomoyoshi WakayamaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Masaya NumataDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Shuto NegishiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Hitomi SawaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Yuichiro InagakiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.
Masashi SawaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, 28 Higashihirokute, Anjo-Cho, Anjo, Aichi, 446-8602, Japan.

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backgroundIn Japan, multiagent chemotherapy comprising anthracycline and cytarabine is commonly used as post-remission consolidation therapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Meanwhile, intermediate-dose cytarabine (ID-AC) is typically utilized in Western countries. However, data comparing these two regimens are limited. The current study retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of multiagent chemotherapy and ID-AC as consolidation therapy in patients at our institution.

methodsSeventy-one patients were included in the multiagent chemotherapy group and 46 in the ID-AC group.

resultsTwo-year overall survival rates did not differ significantly between the multiagent chemotherapy and ID-AC groups (56.0% vs. 69.2%; P = 0.169). Similarly, 2-year disease-free survival with data censored at the time of allogeneic stem cell transplantation did not significantly differ between groups (14.1% vs. 33.5%; P = 0.268). The ID-AC group had a significantly lower incidence of febrile neutropenia than the multiagent chemotherapy group. Further, the ID-AC group had a significantly shorter duration of neutropenia and length of hospital stay than the multiagent chemotherapy group.

conclusionID-AC had comparable efficacy and a more favorable safety profile than multiagent chemotherapy as consolidation therapy for acute myeloid leukemia.

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Antimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsConsolidation ChemotherapyCytarabineLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteAdultAgedDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticCytarabineAMLConsolidation therapyIntermediate-dose cytarabineMultiagent chemotherapy

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