Survival and treatment response in adults with acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with a modified International Consortium on Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia protocol

ABSTRACT Acute promyelocytic leukemia has good prognosis in view of the high complete remission and survival rates achieved with therapies containing all-trans retinoic acid or arsenic trioxide. However, there is a significant risk of death during induction due to hemorrhage secondary to disseminate...

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Main Authors: Erick Crespo-Solis, Jorge Contreras-Cisneros, Roberta Demichelis-Gómez, Adriana Rosas-López, Juan Mauricio Vera-Zertuche, Alvaro Aguayo, Xavier López-Karpovitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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