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Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

ABSTRACT: Little is known about outcomes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adolescents and young adults (AYA). The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics and outcomes of AYA AML patients in comparison to older adult patients with AML.We retrospectively analyzed all AML patients treated at our institution from 1965 to 2009 who were aged 16 to 29 years.Among 3922 adult AML patients treated during this period, 432 (11%) were identified as AYA. Median age was 23 years (range, 16-29 years); 73 (17%) patients had core binding factor (CBF)-AML [inversion (16), translocation (8:21)], and 51 (12%) had acute promyelocytic leukemia. Complete remission (CR) rates were 93% for CBF AML, 78% for APL, 77% with diploid karyotype, and 68% for other AML. Univariate analysis demonstrated higher rates of CR, CR duration, and overall survival (OS) in the AYA group compared with older patients. On multivariate analysis, AYA age group was independently associated with improved CR rate and CR duration, with a trend for longer OS (P = .085).Outcome of AYA AML patients is overall better than for older adults with AML. Despite improvements in treatments and outcomes over time, there is still need for improvement in AYA with AML particularly for those with AML other than CBF and APL.

SUBMITTER: Pemmaraju N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4811701 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Pemmaraju Naveen N Kantarjian Hagop H Ravandi Farhad F Nogueras-Gonzalez Graciela M GM Huang Xuelin X O'Brien Susan S Wierda William W Garcia-Manero Guillermo G Thomas Deborah D Pierce Sherry S Verstovsek Srdan S Borthakur Gautam G Cortes Jorge J

Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia 20160105 4

<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about outcomes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adolescents and young adults (AYA). The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics and outcomes of AYA AML patients in comparison to older adult patients with AML.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed all AML patients treated at our institution from 1965 to 2009 who were aged 16 to 29 years.<h4>Results</h4>Among 3922 adult AML patients treated during this period, 432 (11%) were ...[more]

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Project description:Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYA; 15-39 years) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) experience inferior survival when compared with children. Impact of care at NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC) or Children's Oncology Group sites (COG) on survival disparities remains unstudied.Methods: Using the Los Angeles cancer registry, we identified 1,870 ALL or AML patients between 1 and 39 years at diagnosis. Cox regression analyses assessed risk of mortality; younger age + CCC/COG served as the referent group. Logistic regression was used to determine odds of care at CCC/COG, adjusting for variables above.Results: ALL outcome: AYAs at non-CCC/COG experienced inferior survival (15-21 years: HR = 1.9, P = 0.005; 22-29 years: HR = 2.6, P < 0.001; 30-39 years: HR = 3.0, P < 0.001). Outcome at CCC/COG was comparable between children and young AYAs (15-21 years: HR = 1.3, P = 0.3; 22-29 years: HR = 1.2, P = 0.2) but was inferior for 30- to 39-year-olds (HR = 3.4, P < 0.001). AML outcome: AYAs at non-CCC/COG experienced inferior outcome (15-21 years: HR = 1.8, P = 0.02; 22-39 years: HR = 1.4, P = 0.06). Outcome at CCC/COG was comparable between children and 15- to 21-year-olds (HR = 1.3, P = 0.4) but was inferior for 22- to 39-year-olds (HR = 1.7, P = 0.05). Access: 15- to 21-year-olds were less likely to use CCC/COG than children (P < 0.001). In 22- to 39-year-olds, public/uninsured (ALL: P = 0.004; AML<0.001), African American/Hispanics (ALL: P = 0.03), and 30- to 39-year-olds (ALL: P = 0.03) were less likely to use CCC/COG.Conclusions: Poor survival in AYAs with ALL and AML is mitigated by care at CCC/COG. Barriers to CCC/COG care include public/uninsured, and African American/Hispanic race/ethnicity.Impact: Care at CCC/COG explains, in part, inferior outcomes in AYAs with ALL and AML. Key sociodemographic factors serve as barriers to care at specialized centers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(3); 312-20. ©2017 AACR.

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Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

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Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) With Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

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