Acute myelocytic leukemia
Acute myelocytic leukemia: Introduction
Acute myelocytic leukemia: A cancer of the blood-forming tissues of the bone marrow involving the proliferation of cells that normally develop into infection-fighting cells such as eosinophils, monocytes, basophils and neutrophils. The cancerous cells replace the normal bone marrow cells. Acute leukemia involves a more rapid proliferation of cancer cells compared to chronic forms of leukemia.
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Symptoms of Acute myelocytic leukemia
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Treatments for Acute myelocytic leukemia
- Treatment dependant on patients age and condition at time of diagnosis as older patients and those in poor health may not tolerate chemotherapy well. Cytogenetics also dictate which type of treatment is best
- Patients under 60 are generally offered intensive treatment
- Patients older than sixty may be offered low intensity chemotherapy or supportive care which focuses on keeping the patient as comfortable as possible
- Chemotherapy
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Causes of Acute myelocytic leukemia
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Clinical Trials for Acute myelocytic leukemia
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Acute myelocytic leukemia include:
- Tipifarnib in Treating Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - tipifarnib
- Arsenic Trioxide in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - arsenic trioxide
- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cytarabine,idarubicin
- Combination Chemotherapy Plus Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - amifostine,broxuridine,cytarabine,idarubicin,idoxuridine,interferon alfa,isotretinoin,mitoxantrone
- Combination Chemotherapy Followed by Bone Marrow or Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - busulfan,cyclophosphamide,cytarabine,daunorubicin,etoposide,filgrastim,idarubicin,mesna,mitoxantrone
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Definitions of Acute myelocytic leukemia:
Acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
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Acute myelocytic leukemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Acute myelocytic leukemia, or a subtype of Acute myelocytic leukemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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