The Role of Azacitidine in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results of a Retrospective Multicenter Study.

Tombak, Anıl; Uçar, Mehmet; Akdeniz, Aydan; Tiftik, Eyüp; Gören Şahin, Deniz; Akay, Olga; Yıldırım, Murat; Nevruz, Oral; Kis, Cem; Gürkan, Emel; Solmaz, Şerife; Özcan, Mehmet; Yıldırım, Rahşan; Berber, İlhami; Erkurt, Mehmet; Fıratlı Tuğlular, Tülin; Tarkun, Pınar; Yavaşoğlu, İrfan; Doğu, Mehmet; Sarı, İsmail; Merter, Mustafa; Özcan, Muhit; Yıldızhan, Esra; Kaynar, Leylagül; Mehtap, Özgür; Uysal, Ayşe; Şahin, Fahri; Salim, OZAN; Sungur, Mehmet

doi:10.4274/tjh.2015.0203

The Role of Azacitidine in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results of a Retrospective Multicenter Study.

Tombak A., Uçar M. A., Akdeniz A., Tiftik E. N., Gören Şahin D., Akay O. M., ...More

Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, vol.33, pp.273-280, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.4274/tjh.2015.0203
Journal Name: Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.273-280
Keywords: Azacitidine, Acute myeloid leukemia, Elderly, Bone marrow blasts, Prognostic factors, Overall survival, CONVENTIONAL CARE REGIMENS, INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP, ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA, NEWLY-DIAGNOSED AML, OLDER PATIENTS, INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY, MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME, RESPONSE CRITERIA, AGE, CYTARABINE
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of azacitidine (AZA) in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), including patients with >30% bone marrow (BM) blasts.