Objective: To study the curative effect of HAG and CAG regimens for patients with acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) and high/medium-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
Methods: Fifty two patients from January 2010 to January 2014 were enrolled in this study, 32 were diagnosed with AML and 20 with MDS. All the patients were divided into 2 groups: 26 in HAG group (26 cases) and another 26 in CAG group (26 cases). The bone marrow examination, remission rate, PFS, OS and side reaction rates were compared between 2 groups.
Results: After treatment, the bone marrow hyperplasia and juvenile cells were decreased significantly. In HAG group, the remission rate was 57.69% and that was 76.92% in CAG group, the difference between these 2 groups was statistically significant (P<0.05), but the survival time was not statistically significant different between 2 groups (P>0.05). The incidence of side reaction in HAG group was 11.54%, that in CAG group was 7.69%, there was no statistically significant difference (P>0.05).
Conclusion: Both CAG and HAG regimens have shown significant curative effects for acute myelocytic leukemia and high/medium-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.