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Tamibarotene in patients with acute promyelocytic leukaemia relapsing after treatment with all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide

2015

Treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) with arsenic trioxide (ATO) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is highly effective first-line therapy, although approximately 5-10% of patients relapse. Tamibarotene is a synthetic retinoid with activity in APL patients who relapse after chemotherapy and ATRA, but has not been studied in relapse after treatment with ATO and ATRA. We report on a phase II study of tamibarotene in adult patients with relapsed or refractory APL after treatment with ATRA and ATO (n = 14). Participants were treated with tamibarotene (6 mg/m(2) /d) during induction and for up to six cycles of consolidation. The overall response rate was 64% (n = 9), the rate of comp…

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The experience of the International Consortium on Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in monitoring minimal residual disease in acute promyelocytic leukaemia

2016

OncologyAcute promyelocytic leukemiaacute leukaemiamedicine.medical_specialtyacute promyelocytic leukaemiaPROTEÍNAS PROTO-ONCOGÊNICAS03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicineNeoplasmSurvival ratebusiness.industryFollow up studiesHematologymedicine.diseaseMinimal residual diseaseClinical trialLeukemiaPML/RARA; acute leukaemia; acute promyelocytic leukaemia; minimal residual disease; quantitative PCR030220 oncology & carcinogenesisquantitative PCRminimal residual diseaseAcute promyelocytic leukaemiabusinessPML/RARASettore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue030215 immunology
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