title: The Finnish leukaemia group: levamisole in maintenance therapy of acute myeloid leukemia in adults.
abstract: The Finnish Leukaemia Group has carried out a randomized, multicenter trial to study the effect of levamisole on the remission maintained with 6-mercaptopurine and methotrexate in acute myeloid leukaemia in adults. Levamisole was given on 3 consecutive days every 2 weeks. Twenty-five patients received only chemotherapy, while 26 patients received levamisole as well. The patients receiving levamisole showed significantly better remission duration than those given only chemotherapy (P = 0.033, Mantel's summary chi 2-text). There are four long term survivors in the levamisole group versus none in the chemotherapy group. The remissions have lasted 48-75 months.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D007978:Levamisole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007978:Levamisole; D015122:Mercaptopurine; D008727:Methotrexate