1. Survival Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults Diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Receiving Frontline Therapy in Daily Practice
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Celgene, Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Ramos, Fernando, Hermosín, Lourdes, Fuertes-Núñez, Marta, Martínez, Pilar, Rodríguez-Medina, Carlos, Barrios, Manuel, Ibáñez, Francisco, Bernal, Teresa, Olave, María-Teresa, Álvarez, Miguel Ángel, Vahí, Maria, Caballero-Velázquez, Teresa, González, Bernardo, Altés, Albert, García, Lorena, Fernández, Pascual, Durán, María Antonia, López, Rocío, Rafel, Montserrat, Serrano, Josefina, Celgene, Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, Ramos, Fernando, Hermosín, Lourdes, Fuertes-Núñez, Marta, Martínez, Pilar, Rodríguez-Medina, Carlos, Barrios, Manuel, Ibáñez, Francisco, Bernal, Teresa, Olave, María-Teresa, Álvarez, Miguel Ángel, Vahí, Maria, Caballero-Velázquez, Teresa, González, Bernardo, Altés, Albert, García, Lorena, Fernández, Pascual, Durán, María Antonia, López, Rocío, Rafel, Montserrat, and Serrano, Josefina
- Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia has a poor prognosis in older adults, and its management is often unclear due to its underrepresentation in clinical trials. Both overall survival (OS) and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) are key outcomes in this population, and patient-reported outcomes may contribute to patient stratification and treatment assignment. This prospective study included 138 consecutive patients treated in daily practice with the currently available non-targeted therapies (intensive chemotherapy [IC], attenuated chemotherapy [AC], hypomethylating agents [HMA], or palliative care [PC]). We evaluated patients’ condition at diagnosis (Life expectancy [Lee Index for Older Adults], Geriatric Assessment in Hematology [GAH scale], HRQoL [EQ-5D-5L questionnaire], and fatigue [fatigue items of the QLQ-C30 scale]), OS, early death (ED), treatment tolerability (TT) and change in HRQoL over 12 months follow-up. The median OS was 7.1 months (IC not reached, AC 5.9, HMA 8.8, and PC 1.0). Poor risk AML category and receiving just palliative care, as well as a higher Lee index score in the patients receiving active therapy, independently predicted a shorter OS. The Lee Index and GAH scale were not useful for predicting TT. The white blood cell count was a valid predictor for ED. Patients’ HRQoL remained stable during follow-up.
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- 2023