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Acute Myeloid Leukemia

AML - Prognosis
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia can be controlled and sometimes cured. Its prognosis depends on a variety of factors that is patient-specific.

AML can be kept in remission for a long period of time or even cured in some adults. Depending on certain factors such as, the characteristics of the leukemia cells. Some patients have a better prognosis in comparison to others.

Adults below 65 years 5-year survival rate - about 33%

Adults above 65 years - 4% only

Many people who live much longer than the average 5 years

The prognosis of a patient depends on the following factors:

Patient’s age and race - Younger patients and Caucasians have a good prognosis, while patients older than 60 years and patients of African- American descent have a poor prognosis

Subtype of AML - M3 has good prognosis while the M7 type has poor prognosis

Patient’s response to therapy

AML that follows myelodysplastic syndrome or myeloproliferative diseases has a poor prognosis

Elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels has a poor prognosis

Cytogenetics plays an important role in predicting the progress of an AML patient as represented in the table below -


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Posted by:  Nimat(Guest)  Posted on: 02/02/2011
Hello.i just read about AML and i am satisfied with the information providede. Though i have one small enquiry; Anthracycline has been listed as one of the drugs given during Chemotherapy that may cause AML in the future and yet it has been listed as a drug for treating AML. Doess it mean that you are at risk of contracting AML again? I will apprecite your assistance on this qustion..

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Posted by:  simipaknikar(Guest)  Posted on: 02/06/2011
Anthracyclines have been found to produce AML in patients who underwent treatment for breast cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma, especially when used with other anticancer drugs and in high doses. Currently anthracyclines are very effective in AML, and the risk of them causing AML are small, hence they are used in AML.

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Posted by:  erniepat(Guest)  Posted on: 09/02/2010
I have just been dx with cml my doctor has not told me much trying to get pills problem with insurance what is the prognosis for me 69 yr olde femal

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Posted by:  mammy4(Guest)  Posted on: 08/29/2010
my partner is 52 and had hairy cell leukemia 3 times in the past 10 years but has just been diagnosed with AML. What is the chances of a recovery.

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Posted by:  BALAKRISHNAN  Posted on: 07/06/2010
There is a research case report on certain ayrvedic drugs on Cancer (Myelofibrosis) in the google search. I think there is medicine for this disease in Ayurveda. And one of my relatives is undergoing ayrvedic treatment for myelofibrosis after it was detected from Manipal Medical College and advised there is no treatment for this in allopathy.

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Posted by:  Johanna(Guest)  Posted on: 12/14/2009
hi, my father has Acute Myeloid Leukemia and an under lying condition of myloid fibrosis. He has no other side effects and often only feels tired with leg pains. It appears the cancer has come back. Has anyone tried any alternate therapies? He is on a clinical trial and seems to be baffling his doctors. Any advice?

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Posted by:  abelzkie  Posted on: 11/04/2009
my sister was diagnosed with AML and she is in her second year now since she was diagnosed last year. She is ok as of now after her low dose of chemotherapy. I know that prognosis of this disease is poor. Is there patients having this kind of leukemia survived? Is there a possibility that she might respond to bone marrow transplant? Please help me to find support group that offers financial supports. Pls. let me know. Thanks.

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Posted by:  griffin  Posted on: 10/05/2009
what is the extent of the pain, and how fast does it progress, and what can be done to keep the comfortable.

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Posted by:  jasna  Posted on: 07/13/2009
MR THOMAS 54YRS SUFFERING WITH AML -4 DIAGNOSED 3DAYS BACK HAS YET TO BE STARTED WITH CHEMO HOW IS THE PROGNOSIS

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Posted by:  donna_t  Posted on: 06/16/2009
If one of the parents have AML, will this be passed on to generations? Is there a way to test if the children have inherited AML?

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Posted by:  LindaHLec(Guest)  Posted on: 05/04/2009
My husband, age 65, was diagnosed on April 1 with AML. He is in a clinical trial with Voroloxin. His white count is coming back, but his lungs are not doing well. He can't breathe! He was in ICU for two weeks and intubated for 9 days. He's experienced the ICU psychosis with delirium. He's at the Medical University of South Carolina. Any success stories out there for age 65?

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