Indefinite Azacitidine Treatment Until Progression May Provide Long-Term Disease Control in Elderly Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

The prognosis of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is poor in elderly patients. The mean survival rates at second and fifth years for AML were 10% and 2%, respectively. Here our aim was to demonstrate that the survival rate can be prolonged by long-term azacitidine (AZA) treatment. Complete remission...

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Main Authors: Ali ESER, Aslıhan SEZGİN, Osman KARA, Süheyla UYAR BOZKURT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2018-07-01
Series:Bezmiâlem Science
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Online Access: http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/ndefinite-azacitidine-treatment-until-progression-/20151