{"id":3679,"date":"2014-08-21T07:06:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T07:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/blog\/?p=3679"},"modified":"2025-04-18T07:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T07:57:35","slug":"how-acute-myeloid-leukemia-is-treated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/blog\/how-acute-myeloid-leukemia-is-treated\/","title":{"rendered":"How acute myeloid leukemia is treated"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Treatment of untreated adult AML<\/h2>\n<p>The standard treatment for untreated adult AML- acute myeloid leukemia during the phase of remission induction technically depends on which subtype the AML is and can include the likes of:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combination therapy<\/li>\n<li>Low dose-chemotherapy<\/li>\n<li>High- dosage combination chemotherapy<\/li>\n<li>Intrathecal chemotherapy<\/li>\n<li>ATRA- All- trans retinoic acid plus chemotherapy for APL treatment<\/li>\n<li>A clinical trial for arsenic trioxide and also ATRA and also a combination of chemotherapy for APL treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NCI lists US clinical trials, which are currently accepting patients suffering from untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia. To get results that are more specific, ensure that you use other search features to refine these arch like the trial\u2019s location, type of treatment as well as the drug\u2019s name. Discuss with your physician about the clinical trials which are more appropriate for you. Check NIC website to find more info about these clinical trials.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment of adult acute myeloid leukemia during remission<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to treatment of adult AML when at the remission phase, the standard treatment will mainly depend on which subtype the AML is and can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combination therapy or,<\/li>\n<li>High dose chemotherapy, either with or without the radiation therapy and also stem cell transplant where the stem cells of the patient are used.<\/li>\n<li>High dose chemotherapy combined with stem cell transplant where donor stem cells are used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenic trioxide is one of the various treatments that are being studied in various clinical trials for treatment of adult AML while in remission phase. Visit NCI website to see the various U.S clinical trials available and check out those that are currently accepting patients. It is essential that you discuss with your doctor in order to get professional medical advice on the clinical trials that are more appropriate for you.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment of recurrent Adult AML- Acute Myeloid Leukemia<\/h2>\n<p>No standard treatment is available when it comes to treating adult AML. Generally speaking, the kind of treatment provided mainly depends on the AML\u2019s subtype and might include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combination therapy<\/li>\n<li>Stem cell transplant<\/li>\n<li>Targeted therapy along with monoclonal antibodies<\/li>\n<li>Arsenic trioxide therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Refer to NCI website to find the various clinical trials in U.S that are accepting patients of recurrent adult acute myeloid leukemia now. To ensure that you get results that are more specific, ensure that you use other search features available at the site like where the trial in question is located, the type of cancer treatment being provided as well as the name of drug being used in the trial. As usual, ensure that you discuss the issue with your doctor to ensure that you get clinical trials that are more appropriate for you. Check NCU web site for more general information regarding the various clinical trials available in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment of untreated adult AML The standard treatment for untreated adult AML- acute myeloid leukemia during the phase of remission induction technically depends on which subtype the AML is and can include the likes of:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How acute myeloid leukemia is treated<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CPR blog for How acute myeloid leukemia is treated\" 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