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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bhatt VR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481658 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancer treatment reviews 20190411
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) presents therapeutic challenges in older adults because of high-risk leukemia biology conferring chemoresistance, and poor functional status resulting in increased therapy-related toxicities. Recent FDA approval of 8 new drugs for AML has increased therapeutic armamentarium and also provides effective low-intensity treatment options. Rational therapy selection strategies that consider individual's risk of therapy-related toxicities and probability of disease control ...[more]