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Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
New acute promyelocytic leukemia study results from University of Texas described
March 17th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, " We examined the outcome of patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) treated with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO) with or without gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) but without traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy. Patients and Methods From February 2002 to March 2008, 82 patients with APL were treated with a combination of ATRA plus ATO." "The first cohort of 65 patients received ATRA and ATO (beginning on day 10 of ATRA). High-risk patients (WBCs >= 10 x 109/L) received GO on the first day. From July 2007, the second cohort of 17 patients received ATRA and ATO concomitantly on day...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-17)
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