title: [Current situation and perspective for treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia in adults].
abstract: The current situation and perspectives for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia in adults were summarized. Due to the recent progress of chemotherapy, the complete remission (CR) rate is close to 80% in adults with newly diagnosed acute myelogenous leukemia in Japan. On the other hand, the long-term disease-free survival rate is 30-40% in CR cases. The allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo BMT) during the first CR has a low relapse rate compared with that of chemo therapy. However, the therapy-related mortality is not inconsiderable, so, the time of allo BMT is controversial. Idarubicin has a superior CR rate as well as long-term disease-free survival in comparison with daunorubicin, and it is becoming the first line treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia in adults.
authors.affiliation: First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Fukui Medical University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D015255:Idarubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D015996:Survival Rate; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin; D015255:Idarubicin