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Watchful waiting

Source: Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: June 5, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment Option Overview / Seven types of standard treatment may be used for childhood AML and other myeloid malignancies.

Watchful waiting is closely monitoring a patient’s condition without giving any treatment until signs or symptoms appear or change. It is sometimes used to treat transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM).

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