1. Characteristics and outcome of adult patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia and increased body mass index treated with the PETHEMA Protocols
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Sobas, M, Rodriguez-Veiga, R, Vellenga, E, Paluszewska, M, De la Serna, J, Garcia-Alvarez, F, Gil, C, Brunet, S, Bergua, J, Gonzalez-Campos, J, Ribera, JM, Tormo, M, Gonzalez, M, Fernandez, I, Benavente, C, Gonzalez-Sanmiguel, JD, Esteve, J, Perez-Encinas, M, Salamero, O, Manso, F, Lowenberg, B, Sanz, MA, Montesinos, P, PETHEMA Cooperative Grp, HOVON Cooperative Grp, PALG Cooperative Grp, and GATLA Cooperative Grp
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obesity ,AIDA protocol ,outcome ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,acute promyelocytic leukemia - Abstract
Objective The obesity/overweight may have an influence on APL outcomes. Methods This is the biggest multicentre analysis on 1320 APL patients treated with AIDA-induction and risk-adapted consolidation between 1996 and 2012. Patients body mass index (BMI) was classified as underweight (= 30 kg/m(2)) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Results and conclusions Relationship between male gender, older age, and other known laboratory abnormalities in overweight/obese patients was significant. The induction mortality rate was significantly higher in APL with BMI >= 25 vs BMI = 25 had a trend to lower OS (74% vs 80%; P = .06). However, in the multivariate analysis, BMI did not retain the independent predictive value (P = .46). There was no higher incidence of differentiation syndrome with BMI >= 25, but there was a trend in obese. There was no difference in relapse rate according to the BMI. In summary, overweight/obesity does not represent an independent risk factor for APL outcomes. The influence of obesity in APL patients treated with chemotherapy-free regimens remains to be established.
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- 2020