Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Acute Myeloid Leukemia

A study evaluating disparities among children with acute leukemia found that Black children are more likely to present with higher disease burden at diagnosis compared with non-Hispanic White children.

Elevated white blood cell counts also appear to correlate with shorter overall survival in patients receiving standard induction chemotherapy plus cytarabine for acute myeloid leukemia.

A study found acute myeloid leukemia (AML) salvage therapy was independently associated with early mortality compared with frontline therapy, suggesting that algorithms measuring quality of care should incorporate risk mortality indices that factor in disease characteristics and treatment status.

A study highlights an unmet need for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to access and afford genomic testing, especially among an older patient population.