Decitabine therapy was also associated with a trend towards longer time to AML progression or death (median 12.1 vs 7.8 months), but this did not reach statistical significance ( P =0.16).
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Decitabine in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in elderly patients.
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A recent phase III study demonstrated higher rates of complete remission with decitabine therapy compared to low-dose cytarabine in elderly AML patients, but the survival difference failed to reach significance. 44 , 45 At present, the role of decitabine in the treatment of elderly AML patients is yet to be fully defined.