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Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Treatment of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) may include:
- all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) plus (ATO), for low-risk to intermediate-risk disease
- ATRA plus combination chemotherapy, followed by ATO, for high-risk disease
To learn more about these treatments, see the Treatment Option Overview.
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This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
November 1, 2024.
Learn more:
- General Information About Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Stages of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Treatment Option Overview
- Treatment of Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission
- Treatment of Refractory or Recurrent Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- Treatment of Recurrent Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- To Learn More About Leukemia
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