Therapy for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia : A problem in search of solutions
โ Scribed by Hagop M. Kantarjian
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 109
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. The poor prognosis for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) raises questions regarding the benefit of treating them with intensive chemotherapy. The impact of initial characteristics on prognosis has been addressed previously in elderly patients; however, v