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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study IDs benefit of donor SCT for adults with acute myeloid leukemia
June 28th, 2009
BOSTON--A stem cell transplant (SCT) from a compatible donor early in the course of disease is the best approach for the majority of young and middle-aged adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a new analysis of two dozen clinical studies. The findings of the study, published in the June 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other institutions, provide new guidelines for treatment of the disease. For all AML patients other than the minority with "good-risk" disease, SCT from a compatible donor significantly improves survival, making it the preferred approach, the authors...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2009-06-28)
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