Case discussion
To Transplant or Not
A 64-year-old man presented with acute myelogenous leukemia. His white blood count at presentation was 34 109/L with 90% blasts. His cytogenetics studies showed t(8;21). His molecular studies were negative. He achieved complete remission following standard therapy with “7&3”. He also received a cycle of consolidation with high dose ARA-C. He has no other medical conditions except for a well-controlled arterial hypertension. The patient is Caucasian. He has 2 siblings, male and female, ages 60 Read more…