Table 2

Select precautions and recommendation for AML therapy in patients with renal or hepatic dysfunction

Specific supportive care considerationsInduction therapyPostremission strategy
Renal failure27,29,32  1. Caution with fluid balance 1. “3+7” with regular cytarabine dose 1. Mitoxantrone + etoposide preferred 
2. Loop diuretics 2. Reduce daunorubicin by 50% if creatinine >3 mg/dL 2. Dose-adjusted HiDAC not recommended 
3. Avoid sodium bicarbonate 
4. Leukapheresis for TLS prevention 
5. Adjust allopurinol dose 
Dialysis27  Use dialysis to balance electrolytes and prevent TLS “3+7” with reduced anthracycline dose: depending on anticipated prognosis from the renal disease Repeat induction regimen 
Hepatic cirrhosis65,66  Careful monitoring for coagulopathy Dose reduction based on bilirubin blood level  
If bilirubin >5 mg/dL, maximum cytarabine
dose is 50 mg/m2 
Specific supportive care considerationsInduction therapyPostremission strategy
Renal failure27,29,32  1. Caution with fluid balance 1. “3+7” with regular cytarabine dose 1. Mitoxantrone + etoposide preferred 
2. Loop diuretics 2. Reduce daunorubicin by 50% if creatinine >3 mg/dL 2. Dose-adjusted HiDAC not recommended 
3. Avoid sodium bicarbonate 
4. Leukapheresis for TLS prevention 
5. Adjust allopurinol dose 
Dialysis27  Use dialysis to balance electrolytes and prevent TLS “3+7” with reduced anthracycline dose: depending on anticipated prognosis from the renal disease Repeat induction regimen 
Hepatic cirrhosis65,66  Careful monitoring for coagulopathy Dose reduction based on bilirubin blood level  
If bilirubin >5 mg/dL, maximum cytarabine
dose is 50 mg/m2 

“3+7”, 3 days of daunorubicin and 7 days of cytarabine.

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