FoI Number
2024-274
Subject
AML
Date Received
20/08/2024
Request and Response
  1. Please complete the table below with how many newly diagnosed patients with AML have started first-line treatment with each of the following therapies during the 6-month period February 2024 to July 2024?
  • Azacitidine monotherapy
  • Low dose cytarabine (LoDAC) monotherapy
  • Venetoclax + azacitidine
  • Venetoclax + LoDAC
  • Ivosidenib
  • Intensive chemotherapy-based regimen

Examples include: cytarabine and daunorubicin, idarubicin, fludarabine, mitoxantrone, etoposide (VP-16), 6-thioguanine (6-TG), methotrexate (MTX) or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), gemtuzumab ozogamicin with daunorubicin cytarabine, or FLAG-Ida (fludarabine, cytarabine, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor and idarubicin)

  • Best supportive care
  • Other

Do not include prophylactic therapies such as GCSF, anti-fungals, antihistamines, anti-nauseants.

Note: this should only include patients with AML who have started first-line treatment during the 6-month window

Treatment option

Number of newly diagnosed patients with AML starting first line treatment during the 6-month period February 2024 to July 2024

Azacitidine monotherapy

 

LoDAC monotherapy

 

Venetoclax + azacitidine

 

Venetoclax + LoDAC

 

Ivosidenib

 

Intensive chemotherapy-based regimen

 

Best supportive care

 

Other

 

Given the short time period, the specific health condition, the low numbers involved and the small population of Shetland, NHS Shetland considers that providing any responses, even <5 answers, carries a high risk of identifying individuals or disclosing sensitive information about individuals. As such and in accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.