Targeted therapies in myeloid leukemias.

Ann Hematol

Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Institute of Medicine, Boston, USA.

Published: June 2004

AI Article Synopsis

  • There is a significant need to enhance treatment results for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
  • Recent research has advanced our knowledge of the genetic factors and mutations involved in AML through studies in cell cultures and mouse models.
  • Validated mutations have paved the way for new targeted therapies that may improve the effectiveness and safety of AML treatments.

Article Abstract

There is still a compelling need to improve therapeutic outcome in AML. However, during the past several years our understanding of the genetic basis of AML, and the nature of the mutations that contribute to the phenotype, have been elucidated in cell culture and murine models of leukemia. The validation of various mutant leukemogenic gene products has in turn led to the development of an expanding group of molecular targeted therapies that have potential to improve the therapeutic window for treatment of AML.

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