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. 2021 Aug 15;11(4):325–360.

Table 12.

Subsequent remission and survival from observational studies describing treatment patterns

Study AML population Mean age, years RR sample size Data collection years Patients achieving subsequent remission, % Cohort survival from RR date Survival by treatment from RR date
Bejanyan et al. 2015 [68] Relapsed 32 (median) 1788 1990-2010 15 NR Survival >1 year post-relapse, % of those treated with following regimens:
Chemotherapy alone, 21
Second HSCT ± chemotherapy and/or DLI, 44
DLI ± chemotherapy, 14
BSC only, 8
El-Ghammaz & El-Razzaz 2018 [59] Relapsed 42 43 2010-2017 25.6 Mean, 5.14 months NR
Sauer et al. 2015 [74] Relapsed 52 (median) 108 2000-2013 NR Median, 4.3 months Survival >1 year post-relapse, % of those treated with following regimens:
Intensive chemotherapy, 34.4
Intensive chemotherapy + stem cell boost, 29.0
Palliative chemotherapy, 3.6
HSCT, 26.3
Chemotherapy + DLI, 0
Immunosuppressive tapering + DLI, 100a
Wattad et al. 2017 [114] RR 55 (median)b 1025 1993-2009 36 NR 30-day:
64 (median)c HiDAC-based, 96.9
Standard 7+3, 100
Other intensive chemotherapy, 98.8
Experimental, 100
Primary allo-HSCT, 100
Zhang et al. 2017 [117] Relapsed NR 1726 2010-2014 NR 30-day, 80.4% NR
60-day, 66.4%

Abbreviations: allo-HSCT, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; BSC, best supportive care; DLI, donor lymphocyte infusion; HiDAC, high-dose cytarabine; HMA, hypomethylating agent; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; NR, not reported; RR, relapsed or refractory.

a

One patient received this treatment and survived at least 1 year after initial relapse.

b

Median age provided for the intensive treatment arm (n=875).

c

Median age provided for the non-intensive treatment arm (n=150).