Abstract:The value and exact type of intensive chemotherapy of unselected elderly AML patients in terms of overall survival (OS) and quality of life remains controversial. The lack of large randomized trials comparing intensive to low dose treatment or to just supportive care as well as the selection bias observed in smaller studies in AML patients over 60 years contribute significantly to the clinical dilemma. Despite recent improvements in supportive measures during cytotoxic therapy, elderly AML patients continue to… Show more
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