ANY ONE FAMILIAR WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA M4?
My father was not long ago diagnosed with AML, subtype M4 inversion of Chromosome 16, has any one been by or know anything about this, we have been acid the web as well as all we review is unequivocally treacherous as well as the alloy uses large difference as well as beats around the brush the little, any info would assistance Thank you
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 1:03 am by admin · Permalink
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on February 8, 2010 at 1:03 am
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Start with the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society website: http://www.lls.org
They are an excellent organization with some great help available.
At my institution, inv 16 is considered to be a “good risk” leukemia. Meaning that it is more likely than others to be cured. He would be treated with “7&3″ chemotherapy, meaning 7 days of Ara-C and 3 days of ifosfamide. If he goes into remission, then they would do consolidation therapy to try to maintain it: either 3 cycles of high dose Ara-C (nicknamed HiDAC) or with autologous stem cell transplant. Possibly a stem cell transplant from a sibling, but not from an unrelated donor.
That is a outline of a sample treatment plan, and could vary widely depending on the patient, the doctor, and other factors. Every organization is different, and it never hurts to get a second opinion.
Be sure to write down questions ahead of time so you remember them during the stress of those doctors visits.
on February 8, 2010 at 1:03 am
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As Auntie M says, this is classified as a good risk AML, which roughly translate into nearly double the chance of being alive and free of disease at five years compared with those AML patients with worse risk disease. His best chances are in the hands of an experienced leukemia team at a major center, IMHO.
God bless, best wishes