title: Autologous stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia patients in first complete remission: a 10-year follow-up study of 118 patients.
abstract: We assessed the impact of unpurged autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) on long-term outcome of 118 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in first complete remission (CR1). With a median follow-up of 95 months, the 10-year overall survival, disease-free survival and relapse risk are, respectively, 54%, 50% and 46%. De novo AML, the presence of a favorable karyotype and intensification of treatment prior to ASCT are independently associated with clinical outcome by multivariate analysis. Thus, a remarkable proportion of AML patients in CR1 can be cured with high-dose therapy and ASCT.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isidori
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonifazi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Visani
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gherlinzoni
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baccarani
authors.forename: Roberto Massimo
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lemoli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous