Table 1 Description of younger and older AML populations according to post-remission treatment arms.

From: Cost comparison of post-remission strategies in younger and older AML patients in France

 

AML patients 18–60 y

AML patients > 60 y

 

HDAC-123

HDAC-135

p

SDAC

IDAC

p

n = 83

n = 141

n = 271

n = 69

Center, n (%)

Toulouse

36 (43.4)

87 (71.7)

0.009

143 (93.5)

10 (6.5)

<0.001

Bordeaux

47 (56.6)

54 (38.3)

128 (68.5)

59 (31.5)

Age, mean (sd)

 

43.9 (11.2)

45.1 (11.7)

0.442

68.6 (4.9)

64.9 (3.2)

<0.001

Sex, n male (%)

 

52 (62.7)

68 (48.2)

0.039

169 (62,2)

39 (56)

0.408

Cytogenetic risk, n (%)

Favorable

30 (36)

37 (26.4)

0.246

9 (3.3)

12 (17.4)

<0.001

Intermediate

43 (51.8)

88 (62.4)

 

232 (85.6)

34 (49.3)

Adverse

10 (12)

16 (11.3)

 

30 (11.1)

23 (33.3)

N post-remissions session, n (%)

1

11 (13)

22 (15.6)

0.281

47 (17.3)

8 (11.6)

<0.001

2

31 (37.3)

38 (27)

 

48 (17.7)

23 33.3)

3

41 (49.4)

81 (57.4)

 

24 (8.9)

38 (55.1)

≥4

0

0

 

158 (58.3)

0

Period length (days), mean (sd)

 

85 (32)

89 (35)

0.357

159,1 (104)

93,5 (50)

<0.001

Allo-HSCT, n (%)

 

5 (6)

0

0.006

4 (1,48)

2 (2,9)

0.352

Relapse or death during the study period, n (%)

 

0

4 (5,6)

0.299

17 (6.3)

2 (2.9)

0.385

  1. AML acute myeloid leukemia, HDAC-123 high-dose cytarabine on Days 1–3, HDAC-135 high-dose cytarabine on Days 1, 3, and 5, SDAC standard doses of cytarabine associated with a dose of anthracycline, IDAC Intermediate doses of cytarabine, CI confidence interval.