title: A prospective randomized trial of KRN8602 and cytosine arabinoside vs. daunorubicin and cytosine arabinoside in adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myelogenous leukemia. The KRN8602 Leukemia Study Group.
abstract: A prospective randomized study was conducted to compare the efficacy and toxicity of two anthracyclines for the treatment of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Fifty-eight patients were randomized and received induction therapy consisting of cytosine arabinoside (AraC) 100 mg/m2/day for 7 days combined with either KRN8602 (3'-deamino-3'-morpholino-13-deoxo-10-hydroxycarminomycin hydrochloride [KRN]) 15 mg/m2/day for 5 days (KRN/AraC group) or daunorubicin (DNR) 40 mg/m2/day for 3 days (DNR/AraC group). Complete remission rate was 78.6% (22/28) in the KRN/AraC group and 73.1% (19/26) in the DNR/AraC group. There was a higher incidence of nausea/vomiting and anorexia observed in the KRN/AraC group compared to the DNR/AraC group, while the incidence of other adverse effects (stomatitis, diarrhea, and infectious complications) were similar between both groups. No electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities were observed after treatment in the KRN/AraC group, while in the DNR/AraC group, one patient showed ECG abnormality and three patients exhibited either arrhythmia, heart failure, or tachycardia. Mental disorder was reported in two cases in the KRN/AraC group. These findings suggest that KRN/AraC is similar in effectiveness to DNA/AraC but more toxic in central nervous system and gastrointestinal symptoms and less toxic regarding cardiac function in patients with previously untreated AML.
authors.affiliation: Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sampi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuraishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizoguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masaoka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002360:Carubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D003561:Cytarabine; C053537:morpholinoanthracycline MX2; D002360:Carubicin; D003630:Daunorubicin