1. Risk factors for early in-hospital death in patients who developed coagulopathy during induction therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia: a nationwide analysis in Japan.
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Matsuda K, Jo T, Toyama K, Nakazaki K, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Yasunaga H, and Kurokawa M
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antineoplastic Agents adverse effects, Female, Hospital Mortality, Humans, Japan epidemiology, Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute epidemiology, Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute mortality, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Tretinoin adverse effects, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Blood Coagulation Disorders etiology, Induction Chemotherapy adverse effects, Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute complications, Tretinoin therapeutic use
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To prevent early death, management of coagulopathy is important in patients with untreated acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). This study aimed to clarify factors associated with in-hospital death in patients with coagulopathy during induction therapy for APL. We retrospectively identified patients with newly diagnosed APL who received induction therapy including all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and developed coagulopathy, using a nationwide inpatient database in Japan. Of 1115 eligible patients, 175 (15%) died at a median of 13 days (interquartile range, 7-30) after admission. In the multivariable analysis, compared with younger patients (aged < 40 years), the occurrence of in-hospital death was significantly more common among older patients (aged ≥ 40 and < 60 years: odds ratio = 2.58 [95% confidence interval: 1.29-5.19]; aged ≥ 60 and < 80 years: 7.66 [3.89-15.10]; aged ≥ 80 years: 16.83 [7.41-38.21]). Delayed initiation of ATRA and no conventional chemotherapy were significantly associated with in-hospital death (1.79 [1.16-2.76] and 2.40 [1.47-3.92], respectively). A total of 699 patients (63%) received anticoagulant therapies, but none of these was significantly associated with lower mortality. Although the present study was constrained by a lack of laboratory findings because of database limitations, the results showed that untreated patients with APL, especially the elderly, had a poor prognosis. Immediate administration of ATRA may reduce in-hospital mortality., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2021
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