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High cytogenetic or molecular genetic risk acute myeloid leukemia.
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program - 1 Jan 2010
Estey Elihu
Abstract excerpt
Resistance, manifested as failure to enter remission despite living long enough to do so or as relapse from remission, is the principal cause of therapeutic failure in acute myeloid leukemia, even in patients age ≥ 75. Recently, a "monosomal karyotype" in acute myeloid leukemia blasts has been found to be a principal predictor of resistance. It is also clear that patients with a normal karyotype, and other...
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