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Novel Therapeutics in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogenous disease, and the standard treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy has remained largely unchanged for over four decades. As more is being learned about AML and the potential molecular targets found within the leukemia cells, an abundance of targeted therapies are becoming available for study in the treatment of this challenging disease. This review serves to provide a brief overview of some of several agents currently being studied and developed in AML.

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Sweet, K., Lancet, J.E. Novel Therapeutics in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 9, 109–117 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11899-014-0199-0

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