Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A combined regimen is active against refractory acute myelogenous leukemia
Published in Blood Weekly, May 27th, 2004
According to recent research published in the journal Leukemia Research, "As fludarabine, topotecan and cytarabine (ara-C) are effective in AML, a pilot study of these three agents combined (FTA) was conducted."
"FTA consisted of topotecan 1.25 mg/m2 by CIV days 1-5, fludarabine 15 mg/m2 and ara-C 0.5 g/m2 IV, BID, on days 2-6," wrote F.J. Giles and colleagues, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
"Seventeen patients (6 primary...
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