title: Treatment, trial participation and survival in adult acute myeloid leukemia: a population-based study in the Netherlands, 1989-2012.
abstract: Large, comprehensive population-based studies in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are scarce. We conducted a nationwide population-based study on treatment, trial participation and survival among all adult patients diagnosed with AML (n=12,032) and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL; n=585) in the Netherlands between 1989-2012. Patients were categorized into four periods and four age groups (18-40, 41-60, 61-70 and >70 years). The application of allogeneic stem cell transplantation increased over time among AML patients up to age 70 years. For APL patients, the use of chemotherapy increased across all age groups. When a clinical trial was open for accrual in the Netherlands, the inclusion rates were 68%, 57%, 30% and 12% for AML patients in the four age groups, respectively (data for APL unavailable). Relative survival improved over time among AML (up to age 70 years) and APL patients. In the period 2007-2012, 5-year relative survival rates were 54%, 38%, 14% and 2% for AML patients and 84%, 75%, 54% and 37% for APL patients in the four age groups, respectively. As survival remained poor for older AML patients over the last two decades, clinical trials and active participation in those trials, are warranted that explore innovative treatment strategies for this elderly population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Dinmohamed
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.affiliation: Clinical Trial Center-HOVON Data Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: van Norden
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: N M A
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Blijlevens
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cornelissen
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Huls
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands.|Department of Hematology, VU University Medical Center, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Huijgens
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sonneveld
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, VU University Medical Center, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: van de Loosdrecht
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, VU University Medical Center, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ossenkoppele
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Löwenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jongen-Lavrencic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010358:Patient Participation; D013997:Time Factors; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin