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Core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia (CBF-AML): is high-dose Ara-C (HDAC) consolidation as effective as you think?
Current opinion in hematology - 1 Mar 2009
Dombret Hervé, Preudhomme Claude, Boissel Nicolas
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia (CBF-AML) corresponds to two distinct subtypes of AML characterized by recurrent favorable chromosome translocations, namely t(8;21) and inv(16)/t(16;16). Given the relatively good outcome of patients with CBF-AML, when treated with intensive chemotherapy including high-dose cytarabine, they are generally not considered as candidates for...
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