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Brief Report

Availability of All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Support Systems for Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Michigan and Louisiana, USA

by
Sheldon L. Bolds
1,
Shruthi M.K. Hassan
1,
Catherine R. Caprara
1,
Stephanie Debragga
1,
Kathryn S. Simon
1,
Prachi Karkhanis
2,
Arpita Gandhi
2,
Anand P. Jillella
2 and
Vamsi Kota
2,*
1
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
2
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, 1411 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA, 30907, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Hematol. Rep. 2019, 11(2), 7896; https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.7896
Submission received: 1 October 2018 / Revised: 26 February 2019 / Accepted: 27 March 2019 / Published: 23 May 2019

Abstract

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia with high induction mortality in the general population despite evidence of high cure rates in the clinical trials. Aggressive supportive care is essential for ideal management of these patients. We conducted a survey to collect data on these important issues required for successful treatment/outcome of APL patients from two states (Michigan and Louisiana) due to their low one-year survival rate among the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries. All eligible hospitals (253) were obtained from the Data Medicare online directory. Availability of ATRA, formulary process to obtain it, blood back availability and established treatment protocols for the management of APL patients were queried. Since most of the hospitals surveyed do not have a treatment protocol, we believe that outcome could be improved if a standardized and simplified set of treatment and supportive care guidelines are developed for all hospitals treating APL.
Keywords: acute promyelocytic leukemia; early deaths; supportive care acute promyelocytic leukemia; early deaths; supportive care

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Bolds, S.L.; Hassan, S.M.K.; Caprara, C.R.; Debragga, S.; Simon, K.S.; Karkhanis, P.; Gandhi, A.; Jillella, A.P.; Kota, V. Availability of All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Support Systems for Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Michigan and Louisiana, USA. Hematol. Rep. 2019, 11, 7896. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.7896

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Bolds SL, Hassan SMK, Caprara CR, Debragga S, Simon KS, Karkhanis P, Gandhi A, Jillella AP, Kota V. Availability of All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Support Systems for Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Michigan and Louisiana, USA. Hematology Reports. 2019; 11(2):7896. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.7896

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Bolds, Sheldon L., Shruthi M.K. Hassan, Catherine R. Caprara, Stephanie Debragga, Kathryn S. Simon, Prachi Karkhanis, Arpita Gandhi, Anand P. Jillella, and Vamsi Kota. 2019. "Availability of All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Support Systems for Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Michigan and Louisiana, USA" Hematology Reports 11, no. 2: 7896. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.7896

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Bolds, S. L., Hassan, S. M. K., Caprara, C. R., Debragga, S., Simon, K. S., Karkhanis, P., Gandhi, A., Jillella, A. P., & Kota, V. (2019). Availability of All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Support Systems for Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in Michigan and Louisiana, USA. Hematology Reports, 11(2), 7896. https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2019.7896

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