%0 Journal Article
%T ARA-C, IDARUBICINE AND GENTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN (AIM) AS SALVAGE TREATMENT IN ADVANCED ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA PATIENTS
%A saveria capria
%A silvia maria trisolini
%A clara minotti
%A caterina stefanizzi
%J Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.4084/mjhid.2012.
%X Long-term survival of relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains a major problem, particularly in patients not eligible for transplantation. We hereby evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of adding Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin to salvage chemotherapy (Ara-C, Idarubicine, Peg-Filgrastim) in relapsed/refractory AML. The main endpoints were: the rate of complete remissions (CR) and the proportion of patients capable of undergoing a stem cell transplant. Fourty-two patients were enrolled. The overall CR rate was 76% and no induction deaths were reported. In 56% of patients, a transplant procedure could be performed. The treatment schedule proved feasible and well tolerated, providing a high CR rate and a useful bridge to transplant.
%K Leukemia
%K Gentuzumab Ozogamicin
%K Allogeneic stem cell transplantation
%U http://www.mjhid.org/article/view/10784