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Published in: Drugs 8/2012

01-05-2012 | Adis Drug Evaluation

Azacitidine

A Review of its Use in the Management of Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Author: Gillian M. Keating

Published in: Drugs | Issue 8/2012

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Abstract

Azacitidine (Vidaza®) is a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue of cytidine. This article reviews the clinical efficacy and tolerability of azacitidine in the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)/acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), as well as summarizing its pharmacological properties.
The randomized, multicentre Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9221 trial compared the efficacy of subcutaneous azacitidine with that of supportive care alone in patients with MDS fulfilling French-American-British (FAB) classification criteria. The overall response rate, the complete response rate and the complete plus partial response rate were significantly higher in patients receiving azacitidine than in those receiving supportive care alone.
The randomized, open-label, multicentre AZA-001 trial compared the efficacy of subcutaneous azacitidine with that of conventional care in adults with higher-risk (i.e. International Prognostic Scoring System intermediate-2-risk or high-risk classification) MDS/AML. Prior to randomization, investigators preselected patients to the conventional care strategy considered most appropriate (i.e. best supportive care, low-dose cytarabine or intensive chemotherapy). The median duration of overall survival was significantly prolonged by 9.4 months in patients with higher-risk MDS receiving azacitidine versus those receiving conventional care. The survival benefit seen with azacitidine versus conventional care was maintained across various patient subgroups (e.g. in patients aged ≥75 years, in those who did not achieve complete remission and in patients with WHO-defined AML).
The efficacy of subcutaneous or intravenous azacitidine was also shown in a noncomparative trial in Japanese patients with MDS fulfilling FAB classification criteria, and registry programmes in various countries support the efficacy of azacitidine in patients with MDS.
Azacitidine was generally well tolerated in patients with MDS, including in the elderly. Across trials, peripheral cytopenias were the most commonly occurring adverse event in azacitidine recipients, with gastrointestinal adverse events (e.g. nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea) and injection-site reactions among the most commonly occurring non-haematological adverse events.
In conclusion, azacitidine is an important agent for use in the treatment of patients with MDS/AML.
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Metadata
Title
Azacitidine
A Review of its Use in the Management of Myelodysplastic Syndromes/Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Author
Gillian M. Keating
Publication date
01-05-2012
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Drugs / Issue 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0012-6667
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1950
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2165/11209430-000000000-00000

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