title: Treatment of relapsed and refractory acute myelogenous leukaemia with aclacinomycin A (ACA) and etoposide (VP-16).
abstract: Ten patients with refractory and relapsed acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) and one patient with CML in blast crisis were treated with aclacinomycin A (ACA, 60 mg/m2/day for 5 days) and etoposide (VP-16, 100 mg/m2/day for 5 days) and analysed retrospectively. Of 11 patients, seven (63%) achieved an objective response including four CRs (36%). Most impressively, two patients experienced consecutive CRs (second, third, and fourth) following relapses. Only two patients (18%) were primary resistant with persisting leukaemia. In conclusion, the combination of ACA and VP-16 is an active regimen in refractory and relapsed AML with a toxicity comparable with other salvage regimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hilbe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thaler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eisterer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ludescher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Niederwieser
mesh_terms: D015250:Aclarubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D015250:Aclarubicin