Health Canada Approves ONUREG® (azacitidine tablets), First Maintenance Therapy for Patients in Remission from Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Learn more about Acute Myeloid Leukemia and ONUREG (CNW Group/Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Co.) AML is a heterogeneous clonal disorder characterized by immature myeloid cell proliferation and bone marrow failure, and is the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, accounting for approximately 80 per cent of adult cases. 2,3,4 An estimated 40-60 per cent of patients aged 60 years and older and 60-80 per cent of patients under 60 years old will obtain complete remission through induction chem...
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