Risk assessment in human immunodeficiency virus-associated acute myeloid leukemia.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2012
Abstract
CD4 count ≤200×10(6) cells/L has been identified as a predictor of short survival in HIV-associated acute myeloid leukemia (HIV-AML), but karyotype, which is the best predictor of survival in AML, has not been evaluated in HIV-AML patients. A retrospective cohort of 31 patients was created from 9 local cases and 22 published cases. HIV-AML karyotypes were heterogeneous and were similar in distribution to those in HIV-negative AML. Among intensively treated patients, most achieved complete remission, but succumbed to infectious complications, mostly non-opportunistic, during consolidation therapy. Median survival for intensively-treated patients with CD4 counts ≤200×10(6) cells/L was 8.5 months, compared to 48 months for those with >200×10(6) CD4 cells/L (p=0.03). In contrast, AML karyotype did not predict survival (p=0.43), albeit with small numbers in each karyotype group. Thus, CD4 count is a strong predictor of short survival in HIV-AML patients regardless of karyotype. Studies evaluating innovative strategies for infection prophylaxis and for improving immune reconstitution are needed.
Volume
53
Issue
4
First Page
660
Last Page
664
ISSN
1029-2403
Published In/Presented At
Evans, M. W., Sung, A. D., Gojo, I., Tidwell, M., Greer, J., Levis, M., Karp, J., & Baer, M. R. (2012). Risk assessment in human immunodeficiency virus-associated acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia & lymphoma, 53(4), 660–664. https://doi.org/10.3109/10428194.2011.624228
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
21942284
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Hematology-Medical Oncology Division
Document Type
Article