There is a lot of variation in how patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) react to the disease, and to its treatment. There are three main approaches to managing AML, and assessing the risks and benefits of each approach is crucial for making treatment decisions. Risk stratification involves assessing a patient’s age, health, and overall underlying conditions.
In this episode of The AML Expert Series, Amer Zeidan, MBBS, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Eunice S. Wang, MD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center,…
Can targeted therapies offer safer and more efficient means to treat patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)? Eunice Wang, MD, Chief of the Leukemia Service at Roswell Park…
Eunice Wang, MD, chief of the Leukemia Service at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the outlook of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment in the wake of…
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) has released 2020 guidelines for treating newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in older adults. Specifically, the guidelines help patients and doctors…
In this “Practice Pearls” roundtable organized by Pharmacy Times, expert panelists discuss acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosis and the various factors affecting decision-making for specialists treating patients with…
Ruben A. Mesa, MD, director of the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses barriers to achieving racially diverse clinical trials for…
Thomas Prebet, MD, PhD, Yale School of Medicine, previews recent advancements and treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with TP53, IDH, and FLT3 mutations. Dr. Prebet…
Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, medical director of the Adult Stem Cell Transplantation Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses Blood and Marrow Clinical Trials Network Study 1102, comparing patients…
