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Treatment of Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia

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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For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

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Treatment of newly diagnosed juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) may include the following:

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Combination chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplant.

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Treatment of refractory or recurrent childhood JMML may include the following:

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A second stem cell transplant, for patients whose disease came back after the first stem cell transplant.

A clinical trial of targeted therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (trametinib).

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Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice