## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Valproic acid (VPA) inhibits histone deacetylase activity and, synergizing with all‐trans retinoic acid (ATRA), achieves differentiation induction of myeloid blast cells in vitro. ## METHODS We used VPA in 58 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who were too old a
The combination of valproic acid, all-trans retinoic acid and low-dose cytarabine as disease-stabilizing treatment in acute myeloid leukemia
✍ Scribed by Fredly, Hanne; Ersvær, Elisabeth; Kittang, Astrid; Tsykunova, Galina; Gjertsen, Bjørn; Bruserud, Øystein
- Book ID
- 121626294
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1868-7075
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