Elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often face unfavorable prognostic factors such as multiple comorbidities, adverse cytogenetic profiles, and pre-existing hematological disorders. The long-term survival rate remains very low, with a 5-year survival rate of only 5% to 10%. The introduction of the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax (Ven) has improved the induction remission rates in elderly patients. However, the question of whether to use chemotherapy maintenance or proceed with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) for post-remission consolidation therapy remains unclear due to the lack of prospective controlled studies. Therefore, our center plans to conduct a prospective, open-label, two-arm, non-randomized, single-center study to further explore the optimal consolidation treatment strategy for elderly AML patients at intermediate and high risk following induction complete remission (CR).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
118
The consolidation therapy involves a regimen of intermediate-dose cytarabine (Ara-C) combined with Ven, specifically Ara-C at 1.0 g/m²/day for 3 days (days 1-3) and Ven at 400 mg/day for 10 to 14 days (days 1-10 to 14), with each cycle lasting 4 to 6 weeks, for a total of 3 consolidation cycles. This is followed by maintenance therapy with azacitidine (AZA) at 50 mg/m²/day for 5 days (days 1-5), with each cycle lasting 4 weeks, for a total of 6 maintenance cycles.
The consolidation therapy involves allo-HSCT, with the choice of conditioning regimens typically using reduced-intensity conditioning such as the Fludarabine+Busulfan (FluBu) or Fludarabine+Melphalan (FluMel) regimens commonly used by centers, which can also include Ven. FluBu regimen: Flu 30 mg/m²/day from day -10 to day -5, Bu 3.2 mg/kg/day from day -6 to day -5 or day -7 to day -5, antithymocyte globulin (ATG) (e.g., rabbit ATG at a total dose of 6-7.5 mg/kg, administered from day -4 to day -1), and Ven from day -10 to day -4. FluMel regimen: Flu 30 mg/m²/day from day -10 to day -5, Mel 50-70 mg/m²/day from day -4 to day -3, ATG and Ven from day -10 to day -4. 12 weeks (±4 weeks) post-HSCT maintenance begins with AZA at 32 mg/m²/day for 5 days (days 1-5), with each lasting 6 weeks, for a total of 6 cycles. Donor lymphocyte infusion is allowed in cases of minimal residual disease (MRD) positivity.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
RECRUITINGRelapse-free survival
Relapse-free survival (RFS) is measured from the date of achievement of first remission until the date of hematologic relapse or death from any cause.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Non-Relapsed Mortality
Non-relapsed mortality (NRM) is measured from the date of achievement of first remission until the date of death from any cause other than relapse.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall Survival
OS is measured from the date of reaching CR1 to the date of death from any cause.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
2-years Relapse Rate
Relapse rate is defined as relapse probability at a given time point
Time frame: Up to 2 years
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