How is acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated?
Disease description:
The child used to have frequent nosebleeds, and after a hospital examination, it was found to be scurvy, which is acute lymphoblastic leukemia. How is acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated?
The main treatment methods for acute lymphoblastic leukemia include the following:
1. Drug therapy: Using medications such as ifosfamide for injection and vincristine sulfate for injection to directly destroy or kill cancer cells. Targeted therapies, such as imatinib mesylate tablets and dasatinib tablets, can precisely identify and destroy tumor cells.
2. Blood transfusion therapy: For patients with excessive blood loss, red blood cell transfusions can be used to correct anemia and low platelet counts.
3. Radiation therapy: Utilizing high-dose radiation energy to damage the chromosomes of cancer cells and halt their growth.
4. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Implanting healthy hematopoietic stem cells into the patient's body to reconstruct hematopoietic function.
5. General supportive care: Includes maintaining nutrition, correcting electrolyte imbalances, preventing infections, and other supportive treatments.