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RELAX study from Dresden: Innovative combination therapy shows promising efficacy in aggressive leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a particularly aggressive form of blood cancer that usually progresses rapidly if swift and intensive treatment is not applied. Although the disease can often be contained by chemotherapy (remission), it returns in many patients. A permanent cure is often only possible with a stem cell transplant - provided that the leukemia can be sufficiently contained beforehand. A new Germany-wide study led by the Dresden University Medicine has shown that the combination of intensive chemotherapy and the substance venetoclax can significantly improve the success rate of treatment of aggressive acute leukemia. This has been confirmed by the results of RELAX, with remission in 75% of the cases compared to the past attempts yielding an only 40 percent remission rate. The study was published today, March 4, in the renowned journal The Lancet Haematology.
