Treatment failure in AML.
Emphasis on the reasons for successful therapy in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) has generally obscured the problem of treatment failures. This paper discusses failures in remission induction and relapse of leukemia. The contribution of patient-related factors as well as the heterogeneous characteristics of the leukemic cells are considered.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012038:Regeneration
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents