title: Long term survival in acute myeloid leukemia: the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) experience.
abstract: A retrospective analysis of two ECOG adult AML trials conducted from 1976 to 1983 was carried out focusing on long term disease-free survival. This report summarizes the data on 545 patients with a minimum follow up of 7 1/2 years. The complete remission rate was 57% with an estimated cure rate of 12%. Of several prognostic variables examined only FAB type M3 (promyelocytic leukemia) was statistically significant (estimated cure rate of 33% vs 9% for other FAB subtypes).
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester Cancer Center, NY 14642.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cassileth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000401:mortality; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology