TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment and Survival in Acute Leukemia
T2 - A New South Wales Study Comparing Adolescents and Young Adults with Children and Adults
AU - Li, Ming
AU - Anazodo, Antoinette
AU - Dalla-Pozza, Luciano
AU - Baeza, Paola Kabalan
AU - Roder, David
AU - Currow, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Ming Li et al.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective. To investigate age differences in treatment and survival from acute lymphoblastic (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods. 1053 ALL/566 AML patients diagnosed in 2003-2015 on the New South Wales Cancer Registry were included. Treatment within 12 months from diagnosis was assessed using linked registry, hospital, and health-insurance data. Differences by age at diagnosis in treatment and survival were investigated using socio-demographically adjusted regression analyses, with adolescents and young adults (AYA, 15-24 years) as the reference category. Results. Children were less likely than AYA to start ALL treatment >3 days from diagnosis (adjusted odds ratio (aOR 0.39, 95% CI 0.27-0.57)) and to have multiple treatment types (aOR 0.22, 95% CI 0.14-0.34). For AML, aOR of treatment start >3 days was 0.16 (95% CI 0.09-0.29) for children compared with AYA, with no age differences in treatment types. Five-year disease-specific survival for ALL was 84%. Children were less likely than AYA to die from ALL (adjusted subhazard ratio (aSHR 0.32, 95% CI 0.22-0.50)). For AML, the corresponding survival was 73% without an age difference. Children having multiple treatment types for ALL had an increased risk of mortality at aSHR 2.67 (95% CI 1.53-4.67), but not adults at 1.26 (95% CI 0.67-2.47) (interaction p = 0.017). Time from diagnosis to initial treatment start and initial treatment type were not associated with mortality outcomes after adjusting for socio-demographic variables. Conclusion. Children with ALL had better survival. ALL Mortality were negatively associated with multiple treatment types.
AB - Objective. To investigate age differences in treatment and survival from acute lymphoblastic (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods. 1053 ALL/566 AML patients diagnosed in 2003-2015 on the New South Wales Cancer Registry were included. Treatment within 12 months from diagnosis was assessed using linked registry, hospital, and health-insurance data. Differences by age at diagnosis in treatment and survival were investigated using socio-demographically adjusted regression analyses, with adolescents and young adults (AYA, 15-24 years) as the reference category. Results. Children were less likely than AYA to start ALL treatment >3 days from diagnosis (adjusted odds ratio (aOR 0.39, 95% CI 0.27-0.57)) and to have multiple treatment types (aOR 0.22, 95% CI 0.14-0.34). For AML, aOR of treatment start >3 days was 0.16 (95% CI 0.09-0.29) for children compared with AYA, with no age differences in treatment types. Five-year disease-specific survival for ALL was 84%. Children were less likely than AYA to die from ALL (adjusted subhazard ratio (aSHR 0.32, 95% CI 0.22-0.50)). For AML, the corresponding survival was 73% without an age difference. Children having multiple treatment types for ALL had an increased risk of mortality at aSHR 2.67 (95% CI 1.53-4.67), but not adults at 1.26 (95% CI 0.67-2.47) (interaction p = 0.017). Time from diagnosis to initial treatment start and initial treatment type were not associated with mortality outcomes after adjusting for socio-demographic variables. Conclusion. Children with ALL had better survival. ALL Mortality were negatively associated with multiple treatment types.
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U2 - 10.1155/2023/8600327
DO - 10.1155/2023/8600327
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85160215238
SN - 0961-5423
VL - 2023
JO - European Journal of Cancer Care
JF - European Journal of Cancer Care
M1 - 8600327
ER -