How is acute myeloid leukemia treated?
Disease description:
Last month, I found out that I have acute myeloid leukemia. I felt very disappointed and deeply upset. I didn't know what to say. Doctor, I would like to ask, how is acute myeloid leukemia treated?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Liu Feng
Treatment methods for acute myeloid leukemia:
1. Induction chemotherapy: The goal is to rapidly reduce leukemia cells and restore normal hematopoietic function. Commonly used regimens include combinations of cytarabine and anthracycline drugs.
2. Consolidation chemotherapy: After successful induction chemotherapy, further chemotherapy is administered to eliminate residual leukemia cells and prevent relapse. Consolidation therapy may involve different drug combinations or repeated courses of the same drugs.
3. Maintenance therapy: To sustain remission and reduce the risk of recurrence, maintenance therapy may involve oral chemotherapy drugs, low-dose cytarabine, or other medications.
4. Targeted therapy: Directed against specific molecular abnormalities in leukemia cells, such as FLT3 inhibitors for patients with FLT3 mutations or IDH inhibitors for those with IDH gene mutations.
