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How do you factor time from past cytotoxic chemotherapy exposure into diagnosing therapy-related AML?

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Medical Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York

The WHO criteria do not specify a defined time criteria for the diagnosis of therapy-related AML. WHO writes, "Most cases of t-AML present within 10 years of the most recent exposure, and the origin of AML in cases with very long latent periods may be unrelated to therapy." But even if a patient pre...

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