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Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB

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    • Feng Xiao
    • Ying Li
    • Weilai Xu
    • Liangshun You
    • Chunmei Yang
    • Hui Liu
    • Wenbin Qian
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    Affiliations: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the treatment outcome of homoharringtonine, cytarabine (AraC) and aclarubicin combination therapy as induction treatment for myelodysplastic syndromes‑refractory anemia with excess blasts (MDS‑RAEB). A total of 24 patients with MDS‑RAEB who were aged between 18 and 66 years were treated with homoharringtonine, AraC and aclarubicin (HAA regimen). The HAA regimen consisted of homoharringtonine (2 mg/m2 intramuscularly twice daily, days 1‑3), AraC (75 mg/m2 injected subcutaneously twice daily, days 1‑7) and aclarubicin (12 mg/m2, days 1‑7). The overall response rate was 79% with a complete remission rate of 58.3% and partial remission rate of 20.7%. There was no evidence of early mortality in this group of patients. The median overall survival (OS) was 36.2 months (95% confidence interval, 24.6‑47.4 months), and the estimated three year overall survival rate was 45.8%. In conclusion, HAA combination therapy is a suitable induction regimen for patients with MDS‑RAEB, which may improve the outcome for de novo higher‑risk MDS patients, particularly of those with favorable and intermediate cytogenetics.
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Xiao F, Li Y, Xu W, You L, Yang C, Liu H and Qian W: Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB. Oncol Lett 11: 355-359, 2016.
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Xiao, F., Li, Y., Xu, W., You, L., Yang, C., Liu, H., & Qian, W. (2016). Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB. Oncology Letters, 11, 355-359. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3876
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Xiao, F., Li, Y., Xu, W., You, L., Yang, C., Liu, H., Qian, W."Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB". Oncology Letters 11.1 (2016): 355-359.
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Xiao, F., Li, Y., Xu, W., You, L., Yang, C., Liu, H., Qian, W."Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB". Oncology Letters 11, no. 1 (2016): 355-359. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3876
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Xiao F, Li Y, Xu W, You L, Yang C, Liu H and Qian W: Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB. Oncol Lett 11: 355-359, 2016.
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Xiao, F., Li, Y., Xu, W., You, L., Yang, C., Liu, H., & Qian, W. (2016). Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB. Oncology Letters, 11, 355-359. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3876
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Xiao, F., Li, Y., Xu, W., You, L., Yang, C., Liu, H., Qian, W."Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB". Oncology Letters 11.1 (2016): 355-359.
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Xiao, F., Li, Y., Xu, W., You, L., Yang, C., Liu, H., Qian, W."Efficacy and safety of homoharringtonine plus cytarabine and aclarubicin for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome-RAEB". Oncology Letters 11, no. 1 (2016): 355-359. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3876
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