Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia depends on several factors, including the subtype of the disease, your age, overall health, and preferences. In general, the treatment is divided into two phases:
Remission induction therapy. The purpose of the first phase of treatment is to kill leukemia cells in the blood and bone marrow. However, the induction of remission is usually not destroy all leukemic cells, if you need other treatments to prevent the disease from returning.
Consolidation treatment. Also called post-remission, maintenance therapy or intensification, this phase of treatment is to destroy the leukemia cells remaining. It is considered essential to reduce the risk of relapse.
Therapies used in these phases include:
Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a form of remission induction therapy, but it can also be used as supportive treatment. Chemotherapy is a chemical to kill cancer cells in the body. People with SMA usually hospitalized during chemotherapy because the drugs are destroying many of the normal blood cells in the killing of leukemic cells. If the first cycle of chemotherapy has not resulted in remission, may be repeated.
Other drugs. Arsenic trioxide (TRISENOX) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) are anti-cancer drugs, which can be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy, remission induction is a subtype of leukemia called acute myeloid leukemia specific promyelocytic. These drugs induce the leukemic cells with a gene mutation to mature and die, or stop dividing.
Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplantation of stem cells, also called bone marrow transplant can be used for consolidation therapy. Stem cell transplantation can restore healthy stem cells by replacing the bone marrow with healthy stem cell leukemia-free bone marrow regenerate healthy. Before a stem cell transplant, receiving very high doses of chemotherapy or radiation to destroy the bone marrow from leukemia. After receiving the infusion of stem cells from a donor (allograft). You can also receive their own stem cells (autologous) if you have been in remission and healthy stem cells removed and stored for transplantation in the future.
Clinical trials. Some people with leukemia choose to enroll in clinical trials to test experimental treatments or new combinations of known therapies.
Remission induction therapy. The purpose of the first phase of treatment is to kill leukemia cells in the blood and bone marrow. However, the induction of remission is usually not destroy all leukemic cells, if you need other treatments to prevent the disease from returning.
Consolidation treatment. Also called post-remission, maintenance therapy or intensification, this phase of treatment is to destroy the leukemia cells remaining. It is considered essential to reduce the risk of relapse.
Therapies used in these phases include:
Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a form of remission induction therapy, but it can also be used as supportive treatment. Chemotherapy is a chemical to kill cancer cells in the body. People with SMA usually hospitalized during chemotherapy because the drugs are destroying many of the normal blood cells in the killing of leukemic cells. If the first cycle of chemotherapy has not resulted in remission, may be repeated.
Other drugs. Arsenic trioxide (TRISENOX) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) are anti-cancer drugs, which can be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy, remission induction is a subtype of leukemia called acute myeloid leukemia specific promyelocytic. These drugs induce the leukemic cells with a gene mutation to mature and die, or stop dividing.
Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplantation of stem cells, also called bone marrow transplant can be used for consolidation therapy. Stem cell transplantation can restore healthy stem cells by replacing the bone marrow with healthy stem cell leukemia-free bone marrow regenerate healthy. Before a stem cell transplant, receiving very high doses of chemotherapy or radiation to destroy the bone marrow from leukemia. After receiving the infusion of stem cells from a donor (allograft). You can also receive their own stem cells (autologous) if you have been in remission and healthy stem cells removed and stored for transplantation in the future.
Clinical trials. Some people with leukemia choose to enroll in clinical trials to test experimental treatments or new combinations of known therapies.
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