title: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study of the cytochemistry of adult acute myeloid leukemia by correlation of subtypes with response and survival.
abstract: A study of over 300 adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia has been completed by member institutions of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. A complete remission rate of 51% was achieved. The FAB classification was used with an overall concordance of 61% between investigators and the repository center. Acute monocytic leukemia (M5) and acute erythroleukemia (M6) accounted for 12% of the cases accessioned and had the worst median survival with no patients surviving 2 years. The longest response duration occurred in hypergranular promyelocytic leukemia (M3).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000145:classification* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D009423:Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D013866:Thioguanine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D014750:Vincristine; D013866:Thioguanine; D003630:Daunorubicin