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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia

Ken Ishiyama1

  • 1Department of Hematology, Kanazawa University Hospital.

[Rinsho Ketsueki] the Japanese Journal of Clinical Hematology
|October 12, 2016
PubMed

The standard treatment for de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has been established. Although patients with AML achieve complete remission at high rates, the long-term prognosis for such patients remains unsatisfactory. It is therefore necessary to perform hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) to improve their outcomes. However, a high rate of transplant-related mortality continues to be a problem associated with allogeneic HSCT. We therefore need to carefully determine the indications for safely performing HSCT based on historical data.

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