A 13-years remission in chronic myelocytic leukemia after a single course of busulfan.
A patient with chronic myelocytic leukemia in whom a clinical and hematological remission occurred after a single course of busulfan is described. The remission lasted for a period of 13 years and during that lapse of time, she gave birth to a healthy child. Afterwards, acute myeloblastic leukemia was diagnosed. Following treatment with rubidomycin and arabinoside C another remission was achieved, lasting already for 18 months.
D000328:Adult; D002066:Busulfan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors
D003561:Cytarabine; D002066:Busulfan; D003630:Daunorubicin