MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN THE ELDERLY

Unlike other forms of AML, APL is less frequently diagnosed in the elderly and has a relatively favourable outcome. Elderly patients with APL seem at least as responsive to therapy as do younger patients, but rates of response and survival are lower in this age setting owing to a higher incidence of...

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Main Authors: Francesco Lococo, Roberto Latagliata, Massimo Breccia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/413
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