Table 6 Characteristics and outcomes of patients enrolled to the VIALE-A, VIALE-C and the ALLG NBCR receiving low-intensity therapy#.

From: How comparable are patient outcomes in the “real-world” with populations studied in pivotal AML trials?

Characteristics

VIALE-A (n = 286)

AZA-PBO (n = 145)

VIALE-C (n = 143)

LDAC-PBO (n = 68)

NBCR (n = 64)

Age, years, median (range)

76 (49–91)

76 (60–90)

76 (36–93)

76 (41–88)

77 (54–92)

Age ≥75 years, n (%)

174 (61)

87 (60)

82 (57)

40 (59)

38 (59)

Male gender, n (%)

172 (60)

87 (60)

78 (55)

39 (57)

41 (64)

AML type

 - De novo

214 (75)

110 (76)

85 (59)

45 (66)

47 (73)

 - Secondary

72 (25)

35 (24)

58 (41)

23 (34)

17 (27)

Secondary AML type

 - Therapy related

26/72 (36)

9/35 (26)

6/58 (10)

4/23 (17)

6/17 (35)

 - Prior hematologic disorder

46/72 (64)

26/35 (74)

52/58 (90)

19/23 (83)

11/17 (65)

Cytogenetic risk according to NCCN version 2.2016, n (%)

 - Favorable

-

-

1 (1)

3 (5)

-

 - Intermediate

182 (64)

89 (61)

90 (65)

43 (65)

40/54 (74)

 - Adverse

104 (36)

56 (39)

47 (34)

20 (30)

14/54 (26)

NPM1 mutation, n (%)

27/163 (17)

17/86 (20)

18 (16)

7 (14)

10/25 (40)

FLT3 mutation, n (%)

29/206 (14)

22/108 (20)

20 (18)

9 (17)

5/26 (19)

Treatment response (%)

 - CR/CRi

66.4

28.3

48

13

31.6

 - CR

36.7

17.9

27

7

15.8

OS, months, median (95% CI)

14.7 (11.9–18.7)

9.6 (7.4–12.7)

8.4 (5.9–10.1)

4.1 (3.1–8.1)

9.3 (5.3–19.3)

  1. #N represents the total population; for individual variables, some data were not measured/reported, and the appropriate denominator is specified in these instances. Some percentages do not add up to 100 due to rounding.
  2. AML acute myeloid leukemia, AZA azacitidine, CR complete remission, CRi CR with incomplete hematologic recovery, LDAC low-dose cytarabine, NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network, OS overall survival, PBO placebo.