title: [Development of therapy of acute myeloid leukemia at the First Internal Medicine Clinic in Plzen].
abstract: The authors summarize the development of diagnosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukaemias (AML) at the First Medical Clinic in Plzen in a (group) of 102 patients treated during 1966-1990. On their own results they demonstrate the importance of intensive post-remission treatment with large doses of cytosine arabinoside (ara-c) which makes possible long survival or complete recovery of some patients, and at the same time the necessity and pretentious character of comprehensive supportive treatment is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: I. interní klinika FN Plzen.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Svojgrová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Slechtová
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pittrová
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged