J 2021

How to select older patients with acute myeloid leukemia fit for intensive treatment?

ŠUSTKOVÁ, Zuzana, Lukáš SEMERÁD, Barbora WEINBERGEROVÁ a Jiří MAYER

Základní údaje

Originální název

How to select older patients with acute myeloid leukemia fit for intensive treatment?

Autoři

ŠUSTKOVÁ, Zuzana (203 Česká republika, garant), Lukáš SEMERÁD (203 Česká republika), Barbora WEINBERGEROVÁ (203 Česká republika) a Jiří MAYER (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Hematological Oncology, MALDEN, USA, WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2021, 0278-0232

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30205 Hematology

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 4.850

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14110/21:00120701

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

UT WoS

000566365200001

Klíčová slova anglicky

AML; elderly; geriatric assessment; negative prognostic factors; older patients

Štítky

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 17. 5. 2022 08:34, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Anotace

V originále

Outcomes of the treatment of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are unsatisfactory due to a higher incidence of negative patient- and disease-related risk factors connected with aging. Prediction of poor tolerance to aggressive treatment and low response to standard intensive chemotherapy are the main root causes why the treatment decision is challenging. For a long time, negative prognostic factors for treatment outcomes, overall survival, and early death such as the age itself, low-performance status, high-comorbidity burden, adverse cytogenetics, and secondary AML have been known, and they are routinely taken into account during therapeutic balance. In consideration of the risk factors and specific laboratory results, prognostic models have been created. Despite the abovementioned facts, the survival of older patients with AML remains very poor, that holds true even for the intensive therapy. For that reason, there is an increased effort to find a better approach how to select patients who would benefit from intensive treatment without decreasing their quality of life through severe complications with risk of high treatment-related mortality. Based on the results of clinical studies, the geriatric assessment could be the missing step which would help select older patients who are really fit for intensive treatment and who will benefit from it the most. This review focuses on the risk factors that should be taken under advisement when the decision about the treatment is made. With reference to the published information, we propose an algorithm how to identify fit, vulnerable, and frail patients.