ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA OF THE ELDERLY: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND PERSPECTIVES.

ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA OF THE ELDERLY: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND PERSPECTIVES.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults older than 60 years old has a poor prognosis. Elderly patients often present with comorbidities and an adverse biology of the disease, with higher genetic risk and chemoresistance.  Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be an effective...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Magliano, Andrea Bacigalupo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-10-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
acute myeloid leukemia, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, ,older patients,reduced intensity conditioning transplant, geriatric assessment, cytogenetic risk
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4343

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