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The treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia in patients 30 years of age and younger

Abstract

The treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia in childhood and young adults has lagged behind that for acute lymphocytic leukemia. The studies described here were directed towards evaluating the role of intensive chemotherapy in the treatment of this illness. Intensive remission induction therapy combining cytosine arabinoside with an anthracycline antibiotic produced a complete remission rate comparable to that achieved in acute lymphocytic …

Authors

Preisler HD; Brecher M; Browman G; Early AP; Walker IR; Raza A; Freeman A

Journal

American Journal of Hematology, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 189–198

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

November 1982

DOI

10.1002/ajh.2830130302

ISSN

0361-8609