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Table 4 Response among patients with AML-MRC preselected to receive LDAC and treated with azacitidine or LDAC

From: Azacitidine improves clinical outcomes in older patients with acute myeloid leukaemia with myelodysplasia-related changes compared with conventional care regimens

Patients with AML-MRC preselected to receive LDAC (n = 160)

 

AZA (n = 81)

LDAC (n = 79)

n (%)

Overall Response Rate (CR + CRi)

22 (27.2)

11 (13.9)

CR

17 (21.0)

10 (12.7)

CRi

5 (6.2)

1 (1.3)

Partial remission

1 (1.2)

1 (1.3)

Stable disease

30 (37.0)

30 (38.0)

Progressive disease

4 (4.9)

11 (13.9)

 

LDAC-preselected Intermediate-risk cytogenetics

LDAC-preselected Poor-risk cytogenetics

AZA (n = 47)

LDAC (n = 33)

AZA (n = 34)

LDAC (n = 46)

n (%)

Overall Response Rate (CR + CRi)

15 (31.9)

6 (18.2)

7 (20.6)

5 (10.9)

CR

12 (25.5)

6 (18.2)

5 (14.7)

4 (8.7)

CRi

3 (6.4)

0

2 (5.9)

1 (2.2)

Partial remission

1 (2.1)

1 (3)

0

0

Stable disease

19 (40.4)

15 (45.5)

11 (32.4)

15 (32.6)

Progressive disease

4 (8.5)

2 (6.1)

0

9 (19.6)

 

LDAC-preselected age 65–74 years

LDAC-preselected age ≥ 75 years

AZA (n = 26)

LDAC (n = 38)

AZA (n = 55)

LDAC (n = 41)

n (%)

Overall Response Rate (CR + CRi)

10 (38.5)

7 (18.4)

12 (21.8)

4 (9.8)

CR

7 (26.9)

6 (15.8)

10 (18.2)

4 (9.8)

CRi

3 (11.5)

1 (2.6)

2 (3.6)

0

Partial remission

0

1 (2.6)

1 (1.8)

0

Stable disease

9 (34.6)

18 (47.4)

21 (38.2)

12 (29.3)

Progressive disease

2 (7.7)

4 (10.5)

2 (3.6)

7 (17.1)

  1. AML-MRC, AML with myelodysplasia-related changes; AZA, azacitidine; CR, complete remission; CRi, CR with incomplete blood count recovery; LDAC, low-dose cytarabine