FDA Approved Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

In acute myeloid leukemia (AML) the bone marrow makes excess amounts of a type of white blood cell called myeloblasts. Although AML starts in the bone marrow it quickly progresses to the bloodstream and is hence termed "acute". Other blood-forming cells can also become AML. Symptoms of AML include fever, fatigue and easy bleeding. Vyxeos, a fixed-combination of two chemotherapy drugs Daunorubicin and Cytarabine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of adults with two types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).