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Many Elderly AML Patients Not Receiving Chemotherapy


 

FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY

She said that further studies are warranted "to investigate the potential benefit of chemotherapy treatment for elderly patients with AML."

The study was sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Yu disclosed that she is a full-time employee of the company.

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