title: [Acute myeloblastic leukemia in adults: evaluation of the AML 06/96 protocol].
abstract: The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) permits in a population of 25 to 60 years, a complete remission (CR) about 60 to 85% with relapse free survival at 5 years from 45 to 60%. We report our therapeutic results during two years, from june 1996 to december 1998. 104 patients with the novo AML treated according to AML 06/96 protocol, the mean age was 32.5 years old, from 16 to 55 years old. The hyperleucocytar form (GB > 50,000 elts/mm3) represented the third of the cases, only 98 patients received the induction. 6 patients died before treatment. The whole rate of CR was 55%. The rate of failure was 16%, the deaths was about 15.5%, the relapse represented 30.6% with mean delay about 14.1 months, from 4 to 35 months. The CR has been maintained in 9 patients with mean recession of 53 months, from 36 months to 62 months. The overall survival at 5 years was 9%. Our results are still unsufficient in comparison with the literature and could be improved by recess of ARA-C and donorubicin doses in induction and consolidation, as well as a good knowledge about the cytogenetical aspect of the treated population.
authors.affiliation: Service D'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pédiatrique Hôpital 20 Août, Casablanca.
authors.forename: Meryem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qachouh
authors.forename: Asmaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quessar
authors.forename: Mhamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harif
authors.forename: Saïd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benchekroun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008130:Lomustine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D003561:Cytarabine; D008130:Lomustine; D004317:Doxorubicin