Acute myeloid leukemia in adolescents and young adults treated in pediatric and adult departments in the nordic countries.

Summary, in English

Studies on adolescents and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia suggest better results when using pediatric protocols for adult patients, while corresponding data for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are limited.

• Author: Lovisa Wennström; Pernille Wendtland Edslev; Jonas Abrahamsson; Jan Maxwell Nørgaard; Yngvar Fløisand; Erik Forestier; Göran Gustafsson; Jesper Heldrup; Liisa Hovi; Kirsi Jahnukainen; Olafur Gisli Jonsson; Birgitte Lausen; Josefine Palle; Bernward Zeller; Erik Holmberg; Gunnar Juliusson; Dick Stockelberg; Henrik Hasle
• Department/s: Paediatrics (Lund); BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation; Stem Cell Center
• Publishing year: 2016
• Language: English
• Pages: 83-92
• Publication/Series: Pediatric Blood & Cancer
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 1
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26281822?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.25713
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
• Topic: Hematology; Pediatrics
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1545-5017