Is the cure rate for chronic leukemia high?
Disease description:
Recently diagnosed with chronic leukemia. The road ahead is long, and I'm especially scared. How high is the cure rate for this disease? Can I recover my health and live a normal life again?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Liu Feng
In general, the cure rate for chronic leukemia may be relatively low.
Chronic leukemia cells proliferate extensively in the bone marrow and secrete negative hematopoietic regulatory factors, which inhibit the production of red blood cells and platelets, making the condition difficult to control. Generally speaking, the cure rate for chronic leukemia is low, but the specific cure rate also depends on multiple factors, including the patient's age, disease stage, and pathological type.
Currently, main treatment options for chronic leukemia include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, stem cell transplantation, and others. Among these, chemotherapy is one of the commonly used methods, capable of controlling tumor cell proliferation but unable to completely cure the disease. Immunotherapy achieves therapeutic effects by eliminating abnormal immune cells in the body. Stem cell transplantation is considered the only potentially curative treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, although close monitoring and long-term follow-up are still required after transplantation.
If diagnosed with chronic leukemia, patients should actively undergo treatment and implement appropriate lifestyle management to promote physical recovery.
