Relative Efficacy of Thioguanine and Etoposide in Different Morphologic Subclasses of AML
Endpoint . | Allocated Treatment . | FAB Type . | ||||||||
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. | . | M0 . | M1 . | M2 . | M3 . | M4 . | M5 . | M6 . | M7 . | Other/Unknown . |
CR rate (%) | TG | 63 | 76 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 70 | 69 |
VP | 50 | 80 | 89 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 75 | |
5-yr DFS | TG | 27 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 27 |
(from CR) | VP | 53 | 31 | 45 | 63 | 40 | 46 | 31 | 52 | 35 |
5-yr survival | TG | 16 | 34 | 41 | 59 | 39 | 33 | 44 | 23 | 27 |
(all patients) | VP | 24 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 37 | 43 | 23 | 32 | 28 |
Endpoint . | Allocated Treatment . | FAB Type . | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | . | M0 . | M1 . | M2 . | M3 . | M4 . | M5 . | M6 . | M7 . | Other/Unknown . |
CR rate (%) | TG | 63 | 76 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 70 | 69 |
VP | 50 | 80 | 89 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 75 | |
5-yr DFS | TG | 27 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 27 |
(from CR) | VP | 53 | 31 | 45 | 63 | 40 | 46 | 31 | 52 | 35 |
5-yr survival | TG | 16 | 34 | 41 | 59 | 39 | 33 | 44 | 23 | 27 |
(all patients) | VP | 24 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 37 | 43 | 23 | 32 | 28 |
Tests for heterogeneity: CR rate: χ28 = 4.8, P = .8; DFS: χ28 = 7.5, P = .5; Survival: χ28 = 3.9, P = .9. Tests for interactions M4/M5 v M0/M1/M2/M3/M6/M7: CR rate: χ21 = 0.7, P = .4; DFS: χ21 = 0.3, P = .6; Survival: χ21 = 0.1, P = .7.