Risk factors and decision criteria for intensive chemotherapy in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Malfuson, Jean-Valère; Etienne, Anne; Turlure, Pascal; de Revel, Thierry; Thomas, Xavier; Contentin, Nathalie; Terré, Christine; Rigaudeau, Sophie; Bordessoule, Dominique; Vey, Norbert; Gardin, Claude; Dombret, Hervé; Leukemia French Association (ALFA), Acute

doi:10.3324/haematol.13309

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Risk factors and decision criteria for intensive chemotherapy in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

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Jean-Valère Malfuson

Anne Etienne

Pascal Turlure

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is a need for standardization of treatment decisions in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia. The aim of the present study was to analyze the decisional value of poor risk factors in 416 elderly patients treated in the ALFA-9803 trial in order to derive a decisional index. DE...

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