Multicenter comparison of high-dose cytarabine-based regimens versus liposomal daunorubicin and cytarabine (CPX-351) in patients with secondary acute myeloid leukemia

Lydia L. Benitez, Anthony J. Perissinotti, Caitlin R. Rausch, Jeff Klaus, Stephen Michael Clark, Michael Filtz, Kelley Ratermann, Carissa Treptow, Shawn Griffin, Marissa Olson, Mallory Crain, Tapan Kadia, Kristen Pettit, Patrick W. Burke, Dale L. Bixby, Bernard L. Marini

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Abstract

Liposomal daunorubicin/cytarabine (CPX-351) gained FDA approval for secondary AML after demonstrating improved outcomes over daunorubicin and cytarabine (7 + 3). A number of study limitations prompted a comparison of safety/efficacy of CPX-351 against regimens containing a purine analogue and high-dose cytarabine (HIDAC). This retrospective study compared complete response rates with/without count recovery (CR/CRi) between HIDAC-based regimens and CPX-351 in 169 patients with newly diagnosed sAML. The CR/CRi rate was 62.7% in the HIDAC-based therapy arm vs. 47.9% in the CPX-351 arm (p = 0.002 [one-sided for non-inferiority]). Median time to absolute neutrophil and platelet count recovery was shorter after HIDAC-based therapy (18 and 23 days, respectively) compared to CPX-351 (36 and 38 days; p < 0.001). Median overall survival was 9.8 months in the HIDAC-based group and 9.14 months in the CPX-351 group. 30-day mortality was greater with CPX-351 (8.5%) compared to HIDAC-based (1.3%; p = 0.039). These results reveal comparable efficacy and favorable safety with HIDAC-based regimens.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2184-2192
Number of pages9
JournalLeukemia and Lymphoma
Volume62
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • CPX-351
  • FLAG
  • Vyxeos
  • cytarabine
  • oncology stewardship
  • secondary AML

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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