Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 145-148.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.02.009

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Analysis of efficacy and safety of azacytidine combined with homoharringtonine in treatment of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

FENG Jiangzhou, SUN Xiaoxing, JI Xiaojuan, GE Hongfeng   

  1. Department of Hematology,the Affiliated Bozhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University,Bozhou 236800, China
  • Received:2023-03-28 Online:2024-02-20 Published:2024-02-26

Abstract: Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of azacitidine combined with homoharringtonine in the treatment of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia(CMML) in the elderly. Methods A total of 40 elderly patients with CMML in our hospital from 2018 to 2022 were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into the experimental group and the control group according to the random number table. The experimental group received azacitidine combined with homoharringtonine, and the control group received azacitidine regimen. The efficacy and safety of the two groups were analyzed and compared. Results Thirty-six patients were enrolled, with 19 cases in the experimental group and 17 cases in the control group. The overall relieve rate(ORR) of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group(82.4% vs 52.9%, P=0.041).The adverse effects showed no statistically significant differences between the two groups(P>0.05). The median survival time of the patients in the experimental group was 33.8 months, compared with 21.2 months in the control group(P<0.05). Conclusions Azacitidine combined with homoharringtonine is safe and effective in the treatment of CMML in the elderly.

Key words: chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, aged, homoharringtonine, azacitidine

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