Acute Leukemia

New acute leukemia study findings recently were reported by N. Jiang and co-researchers

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 28th, 2009

"Little information is available about the risk factors and means to improve the survival rate of acute leukemia in a rare but often fatal complication after liver transplantation (LT). We report the development of AML-M2 in one of the 764 patients who underwent liver transplantation at our center, and review the literature on similar cases," scientists in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China report.

"The patient, a 42-year-old man who developed acute leukemia 38 months after liver transplantation, was successfully treated with chemotherapy and has subsequently been in remission. With appropriate adjustment of immunosuppressive agents, he was able to safely benefit...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-09-28)

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