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Guidelines
International expert panel
First-line therapy
Azacitidine monotherapy
Variant #1, 7 days
Chemotherapy
28-day cycles
Variant #2, 5-2-2
Chemotherapy
28-day cycle for at least 6 cycles, then continued for responders or SD until progression or intolerance.
References
- Drummond MW, Pocock C, Boissinot M, Mills J, Brown J, Cauchy P, Cross NC, Hartley S, Kell J, Szubert A, Cockerill PN, Bowen DT. A multi-centre phase 2 study of azacitidine in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. Leukemia. 2014 Jul;28(7):1570-2. Epub 2014 Feb 26. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
- Sekeres MA, Othus M, List AF, Odenike O, Stone RM, Gore SD, Litzow MR, Buckstein R, Fang M, Roulston D, Bloomfield CD, Moseley A, Nazha A, Zhang Y, Velasco MR, Gaur R, Atallah E, Attar EC, Cook EK, Cull AH, Rauh MJ, Appelbaum FR, Erba HP. Randomized phase II study of azacitidine alone or in combination with lenalidomide or with vorinostat in higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia: North American Intergroup Study SWOG S1117. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 20;35(24):2745-2753. Epub 2017 May 9. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
Azacitidine & Lenalidomide
Variant #1, 7 days of azacitidine
Chemotherapy
28-day cycles
Variant #2, 5-2-2 azacitidine
Chemotherapy
28-day cycles
References
- Sekeres MA, Othus M, List AF, Odenike O, Stone RM, Gore SD, Litzow MR, Buckstein R, Fang M, Roulston D, Bloomfield CD, Moseley A, Nazha A, Zhang Y, Velasco MR, Gaur R, Atallah E, Attar EC, Cook EK, Cull AH, Rauh MJ, Appelbaum FR, Erba HP. Randomized phase II study of azacitidine alone or in combination with lenalidomide or with vorinostat in higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia: North American Intergroup Study SWOG S1117. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 20;35(24):2745-2753. Epub 2017 May 9. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
Azacitidine & Vorinostat
Variant #1, 7 days of azacitidine
Chemotherapy
28-day cycles
Variant #2, 5-2-2 azacitidine
Chemotherapy
28-day cycles
References
- Sekeres MA, Othus M, List AF, Odenike O, Stone RM, Gore SD, Litzow MR, Buckstein R, Fang M, Roulston D, Bloomfield CD, Moseley A, Nazha A, Zhang Y, Velasco MR, Gaur R, Atallah E, Attar EC, Cook EK, Cull AH, Rauh MJ, Appelbaum FR, Erba HP. Randomized phase II study of azacitidine alone or in combination with lenalidomide or with vorinostat in higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia: North American Intergroup Study SWOG S1117. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Aug 20;35(24):2745-2753. Epub 2017 May 9. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed
Decitabine monotherapy
Regimen
Chemotherapy
28-day cycles
References
- Santini V, Allione B, Zini G, Gioia D, Lunghi M, Poloni A, Cilloni D, Sanna A, Masiera E, Ceccarelli M, Abdel-Wahab O, Terenzi A, Angelucci E, Finelli C, Onida F, Pelizzari A, Ferrero D, Saglio G, Figueroa M, Levis A. A phase II, multicentre trial of decitabine in higher-risk chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Leukemia. 2018 Feb;32(2):413-418. Epub 2017 Jun 13. link to original article link to PMC article contains verified protocol PubMed
Maintenance after first-line therapy
Azacitidine monotherapy
Regimen
Chemotherapy
28-day cycles
References
- Grövdal M, Karimi M, Khan R, Aggerholm A, Antunovic P, Astermark J, Bernell P, Engström LM, Kjeldsen L, Linder O, Nilsson L, Olsson A, Holm MS, Tangen JM, Wallvik J, Oberg G, Hokland P, Jacobsen SE, Porwit A, Hellström-Lindberg E. Maintenance treatment with azacytidine for patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or acute myeloid leukaemia following MDS in complete remission after induction chemotherapy. Br J Haematol. 2010 Aug;150(3):293-302. Epub 2010 May 20. link to original article contains verified protocol PubMed content property of HemOnc.org