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Characteristics features and factors influencing early death in Acute promyelocytic leukemia; Experience from United Arab Emirates (UAE).
International journal of hematology - 1 Jul 2017
Hassan Inaam Bashir, Zaabi Mariam R Al, Alam Arif, Hashim Mohammed Jawad, Tallman Martin S, Kristensen Jorgen
Abstract excerpt
Although acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a curable hematologic malignancy, early death (ED) remains a significant cause of treatment failure especially in developing countries. In a retrospective data analysis of 67 adult APL patients diagnosed in United Arab Emirates we report an ED rate of 11.9% which is comparable to that reported from more developed countries. We identified the following parameters at...
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