Outcomes for acute myeloid leukemia have improved significantly in the last decade with the approval of novel therapeutics targeting diverse vulnerabilities of leukemic cells, expanded access to stem cell transplantation, and improved safety of transplantation. While attainment of initial remission is now an expected outcome in most AML patients receiving intensive or non-intensive induction regimens, maintaining long-term remission and decreasing the risk of relapse remain critical challenges. Maintenance approaches employing assorted agents have yielded variable success and only recently have been integrated to the standard of care. We present four commonly encountered clinical scenarios that highlight challenges facing physicians as they care for AML patients in remission and contemplate using post-remission maintenance. Using published studies and emerging clinical data, we discuss our approach to maintenance treatment in AML, emphasizing that selection of a specific strategy is an individualized decision based on leukemia biology and risk stratification, presence of targetable mutations, initial treatment approach, performance status, and feasibility of allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
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October 7, 2024
How I use Maintenance Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Gail J. Roboz,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States
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Jonathan Canaani
Jonathan Canaani
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, United States
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Blood blood.2024024010.
Article history
Submitted:
June 24, 2024
Revision Received:
September 3, 2024
Accepted:
September 22, 2024
Citation
Gail J. Roboz, Jonathan Canaani; How I use Maintenance Therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood 2024; blood.2024024010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2024024010
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