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FLAMSA-MEL regimen
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Overview
FLAMSA-MEL regimen refers to a regimen consisting of fludarabine, amsacrine, cytarabine (Ara-C) and melphalan used to upfront allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation for patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome or secondary acute myeloid leukemia.[1]
Regimen
Regimen
FLFludarabine
AMSAmsacrine
ACytarabine (Ara-C)
MELMelphalan
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saure C, Schroeder T, Zohren F, Groten A, Bruns I, Czibere A; et al. (2012). “Upfront allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation for patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome or secondary acute myeloid leukemia using a FLAMSA-based high-dose sequential conditioning regimen”. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 18 (3): 466–72. doi:10.1016/j.bbmt.2011.09.006. PMID 21963618.
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