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What is the definition of Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia?
A rare acute myeloid leukemia that occurs predominantly in childhood and particularly in children with Down syndrome (DS-AMKL). Nonspecific symptoms may be irritability, weakness, and dizziness while specific symptoms include pallor, fever, mucocutaneous bleeding, hepatosplenomegaly, neurological manifestations and rarely lymphadenopathy. Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis may also be associated with AMKL. In contrast to DS-AMKL (around 80 % survival), non-DS-AMKL is an AML subgroup associated with poor prognosis.
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What are the alternative names for Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia?
  • Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
  • AMKL
  • AML M7
  • Acute megakaryocytic leukemia
  • Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 7
  • Acute myeloid leukemia M7
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What are the latest Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia Clinical Trials?
Infusion of Off-the-Shelf Ex Vivo Expanded Cryopreserved Progenitor Cells to Facilitate the Engraftment of a Single CCR5Δ32 Homozygous or Heterozygous Cord Blood Unit in Patients With HIV and Hematological Malignancies

Summary: This phase II trial studies the side effects of a cord blood transplant using dilanubicel and to see how well it works in treating patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive hematologic (blood) cancers. After a cord blood transplant, the immune cells, including white blood cells, can take a while to recover, putting the patient at increased risk of infection. Dilanubicel consists of...

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A Phase II Trial of Azacitidine (NSC-102816) Plus Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin (NSC-720568) as Induction and Post-Remission Therapy in Patients of Age 60 and Older With Previously Untreated Non-M3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Summary: This phase II trial is studying the side effects of giving azacitidine together with gemtuzumab ozogamicin to see how well it works in treating older patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Azacitidine may also...

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Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center

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