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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Buckley SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6445790 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leukemia & lymphoma 20181002 4
Patients with newly diagnosed (ND) and relapsed/refractory (RR) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, ≥10% blasts) often receive intensive chemotherapy at diagnosis and relapse. We retrospectively identified 365 patients and categorized the reasons for receiving treatment off study (medical, logistical, or unclear). The pretreatment characteristics of the on and off study groups were similar. Rates of the complete remission (CR) without measurable residual dis ...[more]