Publication details
Fungal infection frequency in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia patients treated with venetoclax plus azacitidine with or without antifungal prophylaxis
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | British journal of haematology |
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| Citation | |
| web | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjh.19670 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.19670 |
| Keywords | acute myeloid leukaemia; antifungal prophylaxis; fungal infection; venetoclax and azacitidine |
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| Description | Our observational study analysed fungal infection frequency within cohorts with versus without antifungal prophylaxis (AFP) among newly diagnosed first-line venetoclax and azacitidine (VEN + AZA)-treated acute myeloid leukaemias in Czech, Austrian and Slovak haematology centres. Among 186 patients, 85 (46%) received antifungal prophylaxis, while 101 (54%) received no prophylaxis. Fungal infections occurred in 1/85 patients with prophylaxis (1%) and 5/101 patients without prophylaxis (5%) (p = 0.222). No significant difference was recorded between cohorts with and without AFP in terms of death rate (p = 0.296) and overall survival (p = 0.844). In conclusion, most infections were not severe, developing during the first treatment-cycle and did not affect patients' overall outcome. |
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