title: Rubidazone in combination with Ara-C, vincristine and prednisone (ROAP) in the treatment of adult acute leukemia. A Southwest Oncology Group Study.
abstract: In an 18-month period, 340 consecutive adult patients with acute leukemia were treated using a 7-day continuous infusion of Ara-C in combination with rubidazone, vincristine and prednisone (ROAP). Of 334 (96%) evaluable cases, 77% were 50 years of age or older. The complete remission (CR) rate was 51% with a standard error of 3%. After adjustment for known prognostic factors this overall CR rate is 10% higher than the predicted CR rate when compared to the last completed SWOG study which used adriamycin in combination with a similar regimen of Ara-C, vincristine, and prednisone. The CR rate in patients over 50 years of age was particularly noteworthy. Using rubidazone, the CR rate was 46.1% (116/256) compared to 37.4% (91/243) for the adriamycin study in this poorly responding age group. The median survival time achieved was 27 weeks. However, in the age groups 40-49 years and 50-59 years the median survival was 70 and 44 weeks, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014481:United States; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003561:Cytarabine; D014750:Vincristine; C002205:zorubicin; D011241:Prednisone; D003630:Daunorubicin