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Low-dose homoharringtonine and cytarabine in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for elderly patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Jan 2015
Chen Chen, Xu Wei, Yang Jing
Abstract excerpt
The treatment of young patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has improved dramatically during the past several decades. However, management of elderly patients with AML still remains a challenge. A total of 56 elderly patients with de novo AML were treated with homoharringtonine and cytarabine in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (HCG). The overall response rate was 75% (60.7%% complete...
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