Successful treatment with low-dose decitabine in acute myelogenous leukemia in elderly patients over 80 years old: Five case reports

The incidence of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in patients over 80 years old is >20 times greater than that observed in younger patients. Previously, no standard treatment protocol for elderly patients with AML existed, however the development of hypomethylating agents, including decitabine, h...

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Main Authors: LIN, JIE, ZHU, HONGLI, LI, SUXIA, FAN, HUI, LU, XUECHUN, CHANG, CHENG, GUO, BO, ZHAI, BING
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: D.A. Spandidos 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3629021/