Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission

Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) during the remission phase depends on the subtype of AML and may include:

• combination chemotherapy that includes
• maintenance therapy with , for people whose AML has a mutation in the FLT3 gene
• maintenance therapy with chemotherapy
• high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant using the patient's stem cells
• high-dose chemotherapy, with or without radiation therapy, or reduced-intensity therapy, followed by a stem cell transplant using donor stem cells

To learn more about these treatments, see the Treatment Option Overview.

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