title: Acute myeloid leukemia: update in diagnosis and treatment in Brazil.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify how the Brazilian hematology centers treated and diagnosed cases of acute myeloid leukemia in 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  An epidemiological observational multicenter study of 11 listed Brazilian centers that treat acute myeloid leukemia and perform bone marrow transplantation. Data were collected from clinical charts of patients with acute myeloid leukemia treated at the said centers between 2005 and 2009. The availability for immunophenotyping and cytogenetic tests was assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During 2009, a total of 345 new cases of acute myeloid leukemia were diagnosed. Differences were noted in the tests performed between patients who initiated treatment at the center and those referred for treatment. Of the participating centers, 72% conducted some type of molecular study in acute myeloid leukemia upon diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment for acute myeloid leukemia in Brazil shows significantly inferior results when compared to other centers worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, BR.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Helman
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, BR.
authors.forename: Fabio Pires de Souza
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simões
authors.affiliation: Instituto Estadual de Hematologia Arthur de Siqueira Cavalcanti - HEMORIO, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Elias Hallack
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Atta
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pio XII, São José dos Campos, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Callera
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional do Câncer - INCA, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Jane de Almeida
authors.initials: Jde A
authors.lastname: Dobbin
authors.affiliation: Hospital Amaral Carvalho - Jaú, Jaú, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Éderson Roberto
authors.initials: ÉR
authors.lastname: Mattos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz Fora - UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG, BR.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atalla
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maiolino
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Transplantes, Estado de São Paulo Dr. Euryclides de Jesus Zerbini, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zanichelli
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, BR.
authors.forename: Cristiane Fração
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Diefenbach
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Hemotherapy Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Marcia Torresan
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Delamain
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, BR.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hamerschlak