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A Case of Secondary Leukemia Subsequent to Myelodysplastic Syndromes Successfully Treated with Azacitidine
Joint Authors
Fukui, Ayano
Kumode, Takahiro
Eguchi, Go
Yamaguchi, Terufumi
Maeda, Yasuhiro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Elderly patients with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) following myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are often medically unfit for or resistant to chemotherapy, and their prognosis is dismal.
In the present paper, we reported a case of secondary leukemia following MDS in an 80-year-old male patient who was deemed unfit for chemotherapy owing to his old age and poor physical condition.
Despite a high tumor burden, treatment with AZA exerted a remarkable response, leading to an immediate cytoreduction in our case.
Our results suggest that AZA can be an attractive therapeutic option for elderly MDS or AML patients, offering adequate efficacy and high tolerability.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kumode, Takahiro& Fukui, Ayano& Eguchi, Go& Yamaguchi, Terufumi& Maeda, Yasuhiro. 2014. A Case of Secondary Leukemia Subsequent to Myelodysplastic Syndromes Successfully Treated with Azacitidine. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kumode, Takahiro…[et al.]. A Case of Secondary Leukemia Subsequent to Myelodysplastic Syndromes Successfully Treated with Azacitidine. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kumode, Takahiro& Fukui, Ayano& Eguchi, Go& Yamaguchi, Terufumi& Maeda, Yasuhiro. A Case of Secondary Leukemia Subsequent to Myelodysplastic Syndromes Successfully Treated with Azacitidine. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498627
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498627