title: Complete remission induced by high dose erythropoietin and granulocyte colony stimulating factor in acute erythroleukemia (AML-M6 with maturation).
abstract: Alternative therapeutic approaches with low dose chemotherapy and differentiative-maturative treatment by growth factors are under consideration for elderly patients with acute leukemia. Two patients with AML-M6 with maturation, one refractory to standard chemotherapy and the other ineligible for cytoxic treatment, obtained complete remission from leukemia using high dose recombinant erythropoietin and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camera
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volpicelli
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Risitano
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rotoli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004921:Erythropoietin; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor