Table 6.

Selected current ongoing cooperative group clinical trials.

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Abbreviations: CALGB, Cancer and Leukemia Group B; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; SWOG, Southwest Oncology Group; MRC, Medical Research Council; GAMLCG, German Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cooperative Group; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; IL, interleukin; DA, daunorubicin and cytarabine; ind, induction; consol, consolidation; TAD, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, daunorubicin; HAM, high-dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone; Main, maintenance; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplant; HDAC, high-dose cytarabine; Obs, observation; GO, gemtuzumab ozogamicin; IA, idarubicin, cytarabine; Mitox, mitoxantrone; MUD, matched unrelated donor; ASMA/A, amsacrine/cytarabine 
CALGB Younger Chemo +/− PSC-833 (closed 8/03) followed by HSCT +/− IL-2 DA, HDAC +/− Genasense 
CALGB Older  
ECOG Older DA ind/consol +/− Zosuquidar 
ECOG Younger Dauno 45 vs 90 mg/m2 + HDAC; +/− GO before ASCT 
SWOG Older DA + Cyclosporine A 
SWOG Younger DA + GO; HDAC consol; +/− GO maintenance 
US Intergroup Older Zarnestra 
US Intergroup All Zarnestra vs Obs in CR2 or higher CR 
MRC Older Intensive (DA, 3 vs 4 courses of consol) vs nonintensive (LoDAC +/− GO) 
GAMLCG Younger TAD/HAM vs HAM/HAM, TAD consol, Maint vs ASCT 
GAMLCG Older TAD/HAM vs HAM/HAM (A 1 g/m2)(Cycle 2 if day 16 blasts > 5%) 
HOVON Younger IA (200 vs 1000 g/m2), AMSA/A (1 vs 2 g/m2) consol, Mitox/Etoposide vs ASCT (Fav-risk), Allo (Intermediate risk), MUD (Unfavorable risk) 
HOVON Older Dauno 45 vs 90 mg/m2 + consol; GO maintenance vs obs 
EORTC/GIMEMA Younger DA (Std vs 3 g/m2 dose), DA (intermed dose) consol, ASCT then IL-2 vs Obs Maint 
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Abbreviations: CALGB, Cancer and Leukemia Group B; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; SWOG, Southwest Oncology Group; MRC, Medical Research Council; GAMLCG, German Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cooperative Group; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; IL, interleukin; DA, daunorubicin and cytarabine; ind, induction; consol, consolidation; TAD, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, daunorubicin; HAM, high-dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone; Main, maintenance; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplant; HDAC, high-dose cytarabine; Obs, observation; GO, gemtuzumab ozogamicin; IA, idarubicin, cytarabine; Mitox, mitoxantrone; MUD, matched unrelated donor; ASMA/A, amsacrine/cytarabine 
CALGB Younger Chemo +/− PSC-833 (closed 8/03) followed by HSCT +/− IL-2 DA, HDAC +/− Genasense 
CALGB Older  
ECOG Older DA ind/consol +/− Zosuquidar 
ECOG Younger Dauno 45 vs 90 mg/m2 + HDAC; +/− GO before ASCT 
SWOG Older DA + Cyclosporine A 
SWOG Younger DA + GO; HDAC consol; +/− GO maintenance 
US Intergroup Older Zarnestra 
US Intergroup All Zarnestra vs Obs in CR2 or higher CR 
MRC Older Intensive (DA, 3 vs 4 courses of consol) vs nonintensive (LoDAC +/− GO) 
GAMLCG Younger TAD/HAM vs HAM/HAM, TAD consol, Maint vs ASCT 
GAMLCG Older TAD/HAM vs HAM/HAM (A 1 g/m2)(Cycle 2 if day 16 blasts > 5%) 
HOVON Younger IA (200 vs 1000 g/m2), AMSA/A (1 vs 2 g/m2) consol, Mitox/Etoposide vs ASCT (Fav-risk), Allo (Intermediate risk), MUD (Unfavorable risk) 
HOVON Older Dauno 45 vs 90 mg/m2 + consol; GO maintenance vs obs 
EORTC/GIMEMA Younger DA (Std vs 3 g/m2 dose), DA (intermed dose) consol, ASCT then IL-2 vs Obs Maint 

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