The Role of Azacitidine in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results of a Retrospective Multicenter Study

TOMBAK, ANIL; Ucar, Mehmet; AKDENİZ, AYDAN; TİFTİK, EYÜP; Sahin, Deniz; AKAY, OLGA; Yildirim, Murat; Nevruz, Oral; Kis, Cem; GÜRKAN, EMEL; Solmaz, Serife; ÖZCAN, MEHMET; YILDIRIM, Rahşan; BERBER, İLHAMİ; ERKURT, MEHMET; Tuglular, Tulin; TARKUN, PINAR; YAVAŞOĞLU, İRFAN; Dogu, Mehmet; SARI, İSMAİL; Merter, Mustafa; ÖZCAN, MUHİT; YILDIZHAN, Esra; KAYNAR, LEYLAGÜL; MEHTAP, ÖZGÜR; Uysal, Ayse; ŞAHİN, FAHRİ; SALİM, OZAN; SUNGUR, MEHMET

doi:10.4274/tjh.2015.0203

The Role of Azacitidine in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results of a Retrospective Multicenter Study

TOMBAK A., Ucar M. A., AKDENİZ A., TİFTİK E. N., Sahin D. G., AKAY O. M., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, vol.33, no.4, pp.273-280, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.4274/tjh.2015.0203
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.273-280
Keywords: Azacitidine, Acute myeloid leukemia, Elderly, Bone marrow blasts, Prognostic factors, Overall survival
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of azacitidine (AZA) in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), including patients with >30% bone marrow (BM) blasts.