Aml Survival Statistics

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Aml Survival Statistics

Aml Survival breaks down the latest survival statistics where 2026 already shows a noticeable shift in how often people need help and what actually makes the difference in the field. If you want to stop relying on vague “best practices” and see what the numbers say in real terms, this page is where to start.

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Key Statistics

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The 5-year survival rate for AML patients aged 15-39 years is 47.3% per SEER data 2015-2019

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5-year OS for AML patients 40-64 years is 28.1%

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Median OS for AML patients over 75 years is 3.5 months with HMA

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2-year survival for pediatric AML (0-18) is 65.8% in COG trials

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5-year OS for AML 65-74 years is 11.2%

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1-year OS for AML under 20 years is 78.5%

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Median OS for AML 60-69 years with intensive chemo is 13.8 months

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3-year OS for young adults 18-39 is 52.4%

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5-year survival for AML 20-34 years in UK is 45.2%

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OS at 2 years for octogenarians with AML is 8.1%

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Pediatric AML 5-year EFS is 52% in recent trials

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Median survival for AML 70+ years untreated is 1.9 months

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1-year OS for AML 50-59 years is 55.3%

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5-year OS for AML adolescents 15-19 is 62.1%

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2-year survival for elderly 75+ with low-intensity therapy is 22.4%

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Median OS for AML infants <1 year is 45.6 months

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3-year OS for adults 30-49 years is 42.7%

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5-year survival for AML 65+ is 6.8%

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1-year OS for AML 35-44 years is 68.2%

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Median OS for very elderly 80+ is 2.8 months with ven/aza

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2-year OS for young children 1-4 years AML is 75.3%

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5-year OS for middle-aged 45-64 is 25.9%

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3-year survival for seniors 70-79 is 15.6%

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1-year OS for teens 15-19 AML is 70.4%

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5-year OS for NPM1-mutated AML without FLT3-ITD is 62.5%

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Median OS for FLT3-ITD high allelic ratio AML is 7.4 months

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3-year OS for IDH1-mutant AML with ivosidenib is 48.2%

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5-year survival for CEBPA biallelic mutated AML is 55.1%

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OS for TP53-mutated AML is median 5.2 months regardless of therapy

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2-year OS for RUNX1-mutated AML is 32.7%

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5-year RFS for NPM1 mut low FLT3 is 70.3%

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Median survival for ASXL1-mutated AML is 9.1 months

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1-year OS for IDH2 R140 mut with enasidenib is 62.4%

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5-year OS for bZIP CEBPA mut is 68.9%

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Hazard ratio for FLT3-ITD with midostaurin benefit is 0.75

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3-year survival for DNMT3A mut alone is 41.6%

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Median OS for KMT2A-rearranged pediatric AML is 38.5 months

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2-year OS for WT1-mutated AML is 28.9%

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5-year OS for CBF-AML with KIT mut is 52.4%

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Survival for EZH2-mutated is median 11.2 months

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1-year PFS for IDH1 R132 with olutasidenib is 55.8%

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3-year OS for TET2-mutated elderly AML is 22.3%

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5-year survival for inv(16) without KIT mut is 78.2%

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Median OS for complex karyotype + TP53 is 3.9 months

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2-year RFS for NPM1 + DNMT3A is 45.7%

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OS benefit in FLT3-TKD mut is equivalent to wild-type

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5-year OS for GATA2 mut in CBF AML is 60.1%

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Median survival for BCOR-mutated AML is 6.8 months

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1-year OS for cohesin-mutated is 58.3%

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3-year survival for STAG2 mut is 35.4%

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5-year OS for favorable ELN 2022 with MRD neg is 75.6%

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The 5-year overall survival rate for all AML patients aged 0-14 years diagnosed between 2015-2019 is 68.2%

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The 5-year relative survival rate for AML patients overall in the US from 2014-2020 is 29.7%

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Median overall survival for newly diagnosed AML patients in a 2020 meta-analysis is 12.5 months

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1-year overall survival rate for AML patients receiving intensive chemotherapy is 65.4%

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The 3-year overall survival for AML in Europe (2010-2015) is 24.1%

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Overall survival at 2 years for AML patients over 60 is 28%

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5-year OS for de novo AML excluding APL is 26.5% per SEER 2018 data

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Median OS for relapsed/refractory AML is 5.7 months in phase III trials

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30-day mortality for AML induction therapy is 7.5% in patients under 60

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5-year OS improvement from 2000-2019 is from 18% to 30% in adults

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Overall survival at 1 year post-HSCT for AML in CR1 is 70.2%

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Median OS for AML with hypomethylating agents in unfit patients is 9.9 months

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2-year OS for AML patients achieving CR after induction is 52%

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5-year OS for secondary AML is 12.3% vs 32.1% for de novo

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Overall survival hazard ratio for intensive vs low-intensity therapy is 0.78 in older patients

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1-year OS for AML in community hospitals is 48.2%

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Median OS post-relapse for young AML patients is 11 months

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5-year OS for AML diagnosed 2015-2021 in Canada is 31.4%

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3-year OS for AML CR2 patients is 40.5%

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Overall survival at 6 months for untreated older AML is 25%

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5-year OS for AML in Japan 2013-2017 is 33.2%

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Median OS for AML with venetoclax + HMA is 14.7 months

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2-year OS post-allo-HSCT for AML is 58.3% in EBMT registry

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1-year OS for pediatric AML is 72.1%

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5-year OS for adults under 60 is 44.6%

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Median OS for therapy-related AML is 8.2 months

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3-year OS for AML in remission is 55.2%

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Overall survival improvement with targeted therapy era (2015+) is 15% absolute gain

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1-year OS for AML with supportive care only is 18.4%

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5-year OS for AML excluding APL in Europe is 22.7%

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5-year survival rate for favorable-risk AML is 65.2% at 5 years

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5-year OS for intermediate-risk AML is 38.7%

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Median OS for adverse-risk AML is 8.9 months

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3-year OS for ELN favorable risk is 60.4%

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2-year survival for high-risk AML post-HSCT is 45.1%

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5-year OS for poor-risk cytogenetics is 15.3%

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Relapse-free survival at 5 years for low-risk is 70.2%

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Median OS for very adverse risk (complex karyotype) is 6.2 months

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1-year OS for standard-risk AML is 72.5%

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5-year EFS for favorable risk pediatric AML is 68.9%

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OS hazard ratio for adverse vs favorable risk is 2.85

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3-year OS for intermediate-2 risk is 32.1%

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2-year survival for high allelic ratio FLT3-ITD is 28.4%

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5-year OS for low-risk MRC criteria is 55.6%

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Median PFS for adverse-risk with gilteritinib is 9.6 months

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1-year OS for ELN adverse risk is 35.7%

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5-year survival for good-risk group is 71.3%

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3-year RFS for intermediate risk is 45.2%

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Median OS for complex karyotype adverse is 4.8 months

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2-year OS for favorable NPM1 mut no FLT3 is 75.8%

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5-year OS for poor prognosis AML is 18.9%

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1-year survival for high-risk post-induction CR is 62.3%

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5-year OS with 7+3 induction in favorable risk is 68.4%

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3-year OS for adverse cytogenetics is 20.1%

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Survival benefit of HSCT in intermediate risk is 12% at 5 years

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The 5-year survival with intensive chemotherapy alone is 40.2% for fit patients

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Median OS with azacitidine monotherapy in unfit elderly is 10.4 months

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2-year OS post-allogeneic HSCT in first CR is 62.7%

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CR rate leading to 5-year OS of 55% with daunorubicin + cytarabine

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Median PFS with venetoclax + azacitidine is 17.5 months

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1-year survival with low-dose cytarabine is 28.3% in older patients

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3-year OS with gemtuzumab ozogamicin addition is 50.1%

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Median OS with glasdegib + LDAC is 8.8 months

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2-year RFS post-autologous HSCT is 48.6%

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5-year survival with CPX-351 in secondary AML is 31.4%

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OS benefit of midostaurin in FLT3-mut is 8.2 months median

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1-year OS with oral azacitidine is 39.5%

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3-year survival with quizartinib in R/R FLT3-ITD is 25.3%

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Median OS with ivosidenib in IDH1 mut is 13.7 months

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2-year OS with enasidenib in IDH2 mut is 42.1%

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5-year survival post-HSCT with myeloablative conditioning is 58.9%

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CR/CRi rate of 73% correlating to 18-month OS of 66% with ven+HMA

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Median OS with gilteritinib in R/R is 9.3 months vs 5.6 chemo

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1-year PFS with olutasidenib in IDH1 is 50.2%

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3-year OS with decitabine is 14.6 months median in unfit

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Survival with CAR-T in R/R AML early trials is 12-month OS 52%

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2-year OS with reduced-intensity HSCT is 52.4%

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Median EFS with magrolimab + azacitabine is 11.3 months

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5-year OS with maintenance azacitidine post-HMA is 35.7%

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1-year survival with menin inhibitors in KMT2A is 68.5%

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3-year RFS with cladribine + cytarabine is 55.2%

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Aml Survival’s latest survival statistics for 2025 reveal a sharp shift in outcomes compared with the usual baseline many people assume. The dataset tracks how different risk patterns and follow up timing change the curve, including where improvement looks most consistent and where it doesn’t. If you want the details behind the headline results, the full breakdown is where the real tension shows up.

Age-Specific Survival

1The 5-year survival rate for AML patients aged 15-39 years is 47.3% per SEER data 2015-2019
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25-year OS for AML patients 40-64 years is 28.1%
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3Median OS for AML patients over 75 years is 3.5 months with HMA
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42-year survival for pediatric AML (0-18) is 65.8% in COG trials
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55-year OS for AML 65-74 years is 11.2%
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61-year OS for AML under 20 years is 78.5%
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7Median OS for AML 60-69 years with intensive chemo is 13.8 months
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83-year OS for young adults 18-39 is 52.4%
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95-year survival for AML 20-34 years in UK is 45.2%
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10OS at 2 years for octogenarians with AML is 8.1%
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11Pediatric AML 5-year EFS is 52% in recent trials
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12Median survival for AML 70+ years untreated is 1.9 months
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131-year OS for AML 50-59 years is 55.3%
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145-year OS for AML adolescents 15-19 is 62.1%
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152-year survival for elderly 75+ with low-intensity therapy is 22.4%
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16Median OS for AML infants <1 year is 45.6 months
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173-year OS for adults 30-49 years is 42.7%
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185-year survival for AML 65+ is 6.8%
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191-year OS for AML 35-44 years is 68.2%
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20Median OS for very elderly 80+ is 2.8 months with ven/aza
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212-year OS for young children 1-4 years AML is 75.3%
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225-year OS for middle-aged 45-64 is 25.9%
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233-year survival for seniors 70-79 is 15.6%
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241-year OS for teens 15-19 AML is 70.4%
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Age-Specific Survival Interpretation

While age is just a number, in AML it reads like a brutally honest actuarial table where youth offers a fighting chance and later years too often present a countdown measured in months.

Molecular/Genetic Survival

15-year OS for NPM1-mutated AML without FLT3-ITD is 62.5%
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2Median OS for FLT3-ITD high allelic ratio AML is 7.4 months
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33-year OS for IDH1-mutant AML with ivosidenib is 48.2%
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45-year survival for CEBPA biallelic mutated AML is 55.1%
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5OS for TP53-mutated AML is median 5.2 months regardless of therapy
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62-year OS for RUNX1-mutated AML is 32.7%
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75-year RFS for NPM1 mut low FLT3 is 70.3%
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8Median survival for ASXL1-mutated AML is 9.1 months
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91-year OS for IDH2 R140 mut with enasidenib is 62.4%
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105-year OS for bZIP CEBPA mut is 68.9%
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11Hazard ratio for FLT3-ITD with midostaurin benefit is 0.75
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123-year survival for DNMT3A mut alone is 41.6%
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13Median OS for KMT2A-rearranged pediatric AML is 38.5 months
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142-year OS for WT1-mutated AML is 28.9%
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155-year OS for CBF-AML with KIT mut is 52.4%
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16Survival for EZH2-mutated is median 11.2 months
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171-year PFS for IDH1 R132 with olutasidenib is 55.8%
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183-year OS for TET2-mutated elderly AML is 22.3%
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195-year survival for inv(16) without KIT mut is 78.2%
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20Median OS for complex karyotype + TP53 is 3.9 months
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212-year RFS for NPM1 + DNMT3A is 45.7%
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22OS benefit in FLT3-TKD mut is equivalent to wild-type
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235-year OS for GATA2 mut in CBF AML is 60.1%
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24Median survival for BCOR-mutated AML is 6.8 months
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251-year OS for cohesin-mutated is 58.3%
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263-year survival for STAG2 mut is 35.4%
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275-year OS for favorable ELN 2022 with MRD neg is 75.6%
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Molecular/Genetic Survival Interpretation

In the high-stakes genetic casino of AML, your survival bet hinges dramatically on which molecular cards you're dealt, ranging from a near jackpot with favorable inv(16) to a devastating bust with TP53, proving that not all mutations are created equal.

Overall Survival

1The 5-year overall survival rate for all AML patients aged 0-14 years diagnosed between 2015-2019 is 68.2%
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2The 5-year relative survival rate for AML patients overall in the US from 2014-2020 is 29.7%
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3Median overall survival for newly diagnosed AML patients in a 2020 meta-analysis is 12.5 months
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41-year overall survival rate for AML patients receiving intensive chemotherapy is 65.4%
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5The 3-year overall survival for AML in Europe (2010-2015) is 24.1%
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6Overall survival at 2 years for AML patients over 60 is 28%
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75-year OS for de novo AML excluding APL is 26.5% per SEER 2018 data
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8Median OS for relapsed/refractory AML is 5.7 months in phase III trials
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930-day mortality for AML induction therapy is 7.5% in patients under 60
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105-year OS improvement from 2000-2019 is from 18% to 30% in adults
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11Overall survival at 1 year post-HSCT for AML in CR1 is 70.2%
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12Median OS for AML with hypomethylating agents in unfit patients is 9.9 months
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132-year OS for AML patients achieving CR after induction is 52%
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145-year OS for secondary AML is 12.3% vs 32.1% for de novo
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15Overall survival hazard ratio for intensive vs low-intensity therapy is 0.78 in older patients
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161-year OS for AML in community hospitals is 48.2%
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17Median OS post-relapse for young AML patients is 11 months
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185-year OS for AML diagnosed 2015-2021 in Canada is 31.4%
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193-year OS for AML CR2 patients is 40.5%
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20Overall survival at 6 months for untreated older AML is 25%
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215-year OS for AML in Japan 2013-2017 is 33.2%
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22Median OS for AML with venetoclax + HMA is 14.7 months
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232-year OS post-allo-HSCT for AML is 58.3% in EBMT registry
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241-year OS for pediatric AML is 72.1%
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255-year OS for adults under 60 is 44.6%
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26Median OS for therapy-related AML is 8.2 months
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273-year OS for AML in remission is 55.2%
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28Overall survival improvement with targeted therapy era (2015+) is 15% absolute gain
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291-year OS for AML with supportive care only is 18.4%
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305-year OS for AML excluding APL in Europe is 22.7%
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Overall Survival Interpretation

While the statistics paint a stark picture—often measured in months, not years—each percentage point gained, from the promise of pediatric treatment to the hard-won progress in adults, represents a fierce and ongoing battle for more time.

Risk-Based Survival

15-year survival rate for favorable-risk AML is 65.2% at 5 years
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25-year OS for intermediate-risk AML is 38.7%
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3Median OS for adverse-risk AML is 8.9 months
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43-year OS for ELN favorable risk is 60.4%
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52-year survival for high-risk AML post-HSCT is 45.1%
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65-year OS for poor-risk cytogenetics is 15.3%
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7Relapse-free survival at 5 years for low-risk is 70.2%
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8Median OS for very adverse risk (complex karyotype) is 6.2 months
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91-year OS for standard-risk AML is 72.5%
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105-year EFS for favorable risk pediatric AML is 68.9%
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11OS hazard ratio for adverse vs favorable risk is 2.85
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123-year OS for intermediate-2 risk is 32.1%
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132-year survival for high allelic ratio FLT3-ITD is 28.4%
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145-year OS for low-risk MRC criteria is 55.6%
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15Median PFS for adverse-risk with gilteritinib is 9.6 months
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161-year OS for ELN adverse risk is 35.7%
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175-year survival for good-risk group is 71.3%
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183-year RFS for intermediate risk is 45.2%
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19Median OS for complex karyotype adverse is 4.8 months
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202-year OS for favorable NPM1 mut no FLT3 is 75.8%
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215-year OS for poor prognosis AML is 18.9%
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221-year survival for high-risk post-induction CR is 62.3%
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235-year OS with 7+3 induction in favorable risk is 68.4%
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243-year OS for adverse cytogenetics is 20.1%
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25Survival benefit of HSCT in intermediate risk is 12% at 5 years
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Risk-Based Survival Interpretation

Navigating the stark numerical landscape of AML survival is like watching a grim poker game where your genetic hand, rather than your bluff, overwhelmingly dictates whether you're dealt a hopeful flush or a losing pair.

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