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Induction therapy
Source: Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: April 15, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment Option Overview for Childhood AML / Treatment Approach
Induction therapy typically involves several (usually 2–4) cycles of intensive chemotherapy. Past approaches often had four cycles of chemotherapy comprising the entire induction course. Contemporary protocols have combined the first two and the last two cycles into two more intensified cycles of overall induction, which has improved event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS).
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