Table 4. Maintenance therapy in acute... | American Society of Hematology

Table 4.

Maintenance therapy in acute promyelocytic leukemia

Study, y	N	Maintenance	Relapse rate (%)
Sanz et al,¹⁴ 1999	123	ATRA + CT	5
Fenaux et al,²⁸ 1999	63	ATRA	20
	64	ATRA + CT	9
	63	CT	22
	67	Observation	32
Tallman et al,²⁹1997	94	ATRA	32
	105	Observation	57

Study, y	N	Maintenance	Relapse rate (%)
Sanz et al,¹⁴ 1999	123	ATRA + CT	5
Fenaux et al,²⁸ 1999	63	ATRA	20
	64	ATRA + CT	9
	63	CT	22
	67	Observation	32
Tallman et al,²⁹1997	94	ATRA	32
	105	Observation	57

CT indicates chemotherapy (6-mercaptopurine plus methotrexate).