Acute myeloid leukemia: 2013 update on risk-stratification and management

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 317-327

  Estey, Elihu H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; ANTHRACYCLINE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; AZACITIDINE; CD33 ANTIGEN; CLADRIBINE; CLOFARABINE; CRENOLANIB; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; FLT3 LIGAND; GEMTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN; MICRORNA; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MIDOSTAURIN; NUCLEOPHOSMIN; QUIZARTINIB; RETINOIC ACID; SORAFENIB; VOLASERTIB;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER RISK; CYTOGENETICS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MYELOID DENDRITIC CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84875632298     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23404     Document Type: Article

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