Epidemiological evaluation and survival of children with acute myeloid leukemia
AUTOR(ES)
Morais, Rahuany Velleda de; Souza, Meriene Viquetti de; Silva, Klerize Anecely de Souza; Santiago, Pablo; Lorenzoni, Marcelo Cunha; Lorea, Cecília Fernandes; Castro Junior, Cláudio Galvão de; Taniguchi, Adriano Nori Rodrigues; Scherer, Fernanda Fetter; Michalowski, Mariana Bohns; Daudt, Liane Esteves
FONTE
J. Pediatr. (Rio J.)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2021-04
RESUMO
Abstract Objective: This study aims to describe the epidemiological characteristics and survival rates of children with acute myeloid leukemia treated in hospitals in southern Brazil and compare them with international data. Methods: A multicenter cohort study was conducted with retrospective data collection of all new patients with acute myeloid leukemia under 18 treated at five referral centers in pediatric hematology-oncology in southern Brazil between January 2005 and December 2015. Results: Of the 149 patients with acute myeloid leukemia, 63.0% (n = 94) were male. The median age at diagnosis was 10.5 years (range 0–18 years) and 40.3% (n = 60) had a white blood cell count below 50,000/mm2. The most common Franco-American-British (FAB) subtype was M3 (n = 43, 28.9%). Nine (6.0%) patients had central nervous system disease. In M3 patients, overall survival (OS) was 69.2% and 3-year event-free survival was 67.7%; in non-M3 patients, these rates were 45.3% and 36.7%, respectively. In non-M3 patients, OS was significantly different between transplanted (61.8%) and non-transplanted (38.2%) patients (p = 0.031). Conclusions: These results show a higher prevalence of the Franco-American-British M3 subtype than that reported in the international literature, as well as a decreased OS compared with that of developed countries. Further multicenter Brazilian studies with a larger sample size are encouraged to better understand the characteristics of acute myeloid leukemia, and to improve the treatment and prognosis in this population.
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