Journal issues > Issue 3, May 2020 > Big Children or Small Adults? Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) Treatment in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Big Children or Small Adults? Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) Treatment in Adolescence and Young Adulthood

By: K. Maes MD, B. De Moerloose MD, PhD, M. Quaghebeur , J. De Munter , T. Kerre MD, PhD, I. Moors MD

SUMMARY

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs), aged 15 to 39 years, with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) differ from both younger and older patients in terms of patient-specific as well as disease-specific factors. The improvement in outcome over time for this group is noticeably less than for their younger and older counterparts. Reasons for this are thought to be lack of standardisation of therapy, being treated with either adult or paediatric regimens, low trial participation and specific psychosocial factors. In this article, we review the distinct characteristics of AYA AML in order to address this issue and conclude that an AYA-specific approach and research are warranted to overcome stagnating outcome results.

(BELG J HEMATOL 2020;11(3):98–101)

To read the full artice you have the following options:

* (only possible for healthcare professionals with RIZIV/INAMI/MATRICULE working in the field of Hematology in Belgium and Luxembourg with prescription authorisation)

Purchase this article for €3.03

** (for healthcare professionals with prescribing authorisation working outside the field of Hematology in Belgium and Luxembourg as well as those without prescribing authorisation working as healthcare professional in Hematology in Belgium and Luxembourg, plus persons without prescription authorisation working outside Belgium and Luxembourg, plus healthcare professionals with prescribing authorisation outside Belgium and Luxembourg plus non-healthcare professionals from outside or inside Belgium or Luxembourg)

Top