Age and acute myeloid leukemia

Blood20.30
Volume: 107, Issue: 9, Pages: 3481 - 3485
Published: May 1, 2006
Abstract
We conducted a retrospective analysis of 968 adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on 5 recent Southwest Oncology Group trials to understand how the nature of AML changes with age. Older study patients with AML presented with poorer performance status, lower white blood cell counts, and a lower percentage of marrow blasts. Multidrug resistance was found in 33% of AMLs in patients younger than age 56 compared with 57% in patients older than...
Paper Details
Title
Age and acute myeloid leukemia
Published Date
May 1, 2006
Journal
Volume
107
Issue
9
Pages
3481 - 3485
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