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A randomized study of intermediate versus conventional‐dose cytarabine as intensive induction for acute myelogenous leukaemia
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机译：A randomized study of intermediate versus conventional‐dose cytarabine as intensive induction for acute myelogenous leukaemia
Summary.The optimal dose of cytarabine for induction chemotherapy is unknown. Most studies have utilized doses of 100–200 mg/m2/d, although higher doses have been proposed to increase the concentration of the active metabolite ara‐CTP within leukaemia cells. To address this question 101 adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia were randomized to receive treatment with daunorubicin and either conventional‐dose cytarabine (200 mg/m2/d by continuous infusion) or an intermediate‐dose of cytarabine (500 mg/m2every 12 h). 36/51 (71) patients assigned to conventional‐dose cytarabine achieved complete remission compared to 37/50 (74) who achieved remission with intermediate‐dose cytarabine (P = 0.9). Patient age significantly affected remission rate. 8/17 patients age>60 assigned to conventional‐dose cytarabine and 10/17 assigned to intermediate‐dose cytarabine achieved complete remission compared to 27/33 patients under age 60 assigned to the conventional dose and 28/34 patients assigned to the intermediate dose arm (P=0.004). Actuarial 4‐year disease‐free survival for patients assigned to conventional‐dose cytarabine was 20.16 versus 28.17 for patients assigned to intermediate‐dose cytarabine (P=0–9). We conclude that intermediate dose cytarabine did not substantially improve results of induction chemotherapy fo
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