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Acute myeloid leukemia: Current understanding and management.

Michelle Becker1, Kyle A Farina, John Mascarenhas

  • 1Michelle Becker practices in the adult leukemia program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, N.Y. Kyle A. Farina is a clinical pharmacy manager, working on the leukemia service at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, N.Y. John Mascarenhas is director of the adult leukemia program, leader of the Myeloproliferative Disorders Clinical Research Program in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, and a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Farina discloses that he is a consultant and speaker for Bristol Myers Squibb. Dr. Mascarenhas discloses that he is a consultant for Celgene Corp., Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Incyte Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, PharmaEssentia Corp., Geron Corp., CTI Biopharma Corp., MorphoSys AG, Abbvie Inc., Kartos Therapeutics, Novartis AG, Sierra Oncology Inc., GSK plc, Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., Galecto Inc., Imago BioSciences Inc., and Pfizer Inc., and receives research funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, Abbvie, CTI Biopharma, Incyte, Merck & Co., Novartis, Roche, Kartos, PharmaEssentia, and Geron. The authors have disclosed no other potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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Summary

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common adult acute leukemia, demanding prompt treatment for survival. Accurate classification and comprehensive supportive care are crucial for managing this aggressive cancer.

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