[Combination chemotherapy of N(4)-behenoyl-1-beta-arabinofuranosylcytosine, aclarubicin, 6-MP, and prednisolone (BH-AC. AMP therapy) for adult acute non-lymphocytic leukemia].
Sixteen of 20 patients(80%) with adult ANLL treated with B H-AC X AMP therapy attained complete remission (CR). According to the FAB classification, CR rate was 6 out of 8 (75%) for M1, 3 out of 5 (60%) for M2, 2 out of 2 (100%) for M3, and 5 out of 5 (100%) for M4. The median of remission duration in 16 patients who attained CR was 8 months and appeared to be longer in patients with M2, rather than other types, of leukemia than in those with the other types of leukemia. BH-AC X AMP therapy is highly effective for remission induction in adult ANLL and long term disease free survival could be expected by addition of appropriate maintenance therapy.
D015250:Aclarubicin; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009279:Naphthacenes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009279:Naphthacenes; D003561:Cytarabine; D015250:Aclarubicin; D011239:Prednisolone; C015019:enocitabine; D015122:Mercaptopurine