2024
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in the Real World: Understanding Outcome Differences and How We Can Improve Them
Bidikian A, Bewersdorf J, Kewan T, Stahl M, Zeidan A. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in the Real World: Understanding Outcome Differences and How We Can Improve Them. Cancers 2024, 16: 4092. PMID: 39682277, PMCID: PMC11640703, DOI: 10.3390/cancers16234092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute promyelocytic leukemiaAdvent of all-trans retinoic acidEarly mortalityLong-term treatment toxicitiesArsenic trioxidePromyelocytic leukemiaClinical practiceIncidence of acute promyelocytic leukemiaRates of remissionLong-term outcomesTreatment of acute promyelocytic leukemiaLong-term survivalComprehensive patient evaluationResource-limited settingsTreatment toxicityAll-trans retinoic acidDelayed diagnosisPatient demographicsSignificant comorbiditiesTreatment initiationOlder patientsExpert centersClinical trialsTreatment outcomesReal-world settings
2014
Real-Life Experience of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy in the Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Favorable Outcomes With Limited Anthracycline Exposure and Shorter Consolidation Therapy
Leech M, Morris L, Stewart M, Smith BD, Bashey A, Holland K, Solomon S, Zhang X, Carraway HE, Pratz K, Gore SD, Zeidan AM. Real-Life Experience of a Brief Arsenic Trioxide-Based Consolidation Chemotherapy in the Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Favorable Outcomes With Limited Anthracycline Exposure and Shorter Consolidation Therapy. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2014, 15: 292-297. PMID: 25499624, PMCID: PMC4409502, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2014.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute promyelocytic leukemiaHigh-risk acute promyelocytic leukemiaConsolidation chemotherapyConsolidation therapyPromyelocytic leukemiaEffective consolidation therapyEvent-free survivalLeukemia-free survivalTrans retinoic acidArsenic trioxide combinationsChemotherapy regimenAnthracycline exposureOverall survivalSecondary malignanciesCardiac toxicityFavorable outcomeRetrospective analysisArsenic trioxideTherapyRetinoic acidChemotherapyPatientsSurvivalLeukemiaMonths