Racial differences in presentation, referral and treatment patterns and survival in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a single-institution experience.

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BACKGROUND: Disease presentation and outcomes differ by race in a number of malignancies, but data in adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are limited. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of pretreatment characteristics, referral and treatment patterns, and outcomes in 548 AML patients evaluated at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center, a tertiary care referral center in...

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