[Characteristics of elderly patients with acute myelogenous leukemia].
The average life span of our country is the longest in the world, and rapid aging is taking place, besides. Therefore the elderly patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (EAML) is increasing. The biological characteristic of EAML is deteriorating internal organs function, and high ratios having the complication of the patient. Leukemic cells in the elderly has the biologic characteristic that non-usual case, for example hypoplastic leukemia, is many, and a case having abnormal chromosomal aberration is also. A social characteristic of EAML is that they are treated at a general hospital such as the municipal hospital not a university hospital, and in many cases the only family is the elderly spouse. Enough understanding of the nation is necessary to overcome such a disadvantageous point and to improve treatment results of EAML.
Wakita
Atsushi
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Department of Hematology and Oncology, East Medical Center Higashi Municipal Hospital, City of Nagoya.
D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018943:Anthracyclines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D018454:Spouses
D018943:Anthracyclines; D003561:Cytarabine