Clinical symptoms and chemotherapy completion in elderly patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia: a retrospective comparison study with a younger cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer affects older adults disproportionately. The disease is often difficult to diagnose and treat due to co-morbidities and performance status, and patients tend to discontinue chemotherapy prematurely. There are no systemic studies of the reasons and factors that create a higher withdrawal rate in older acute leukemia patients. This study tried to understand the initial characteristics, blood counts and bone marrow measurements in older acute leukemia patients by comparing them with a younger group to provide information and assistance in early clinical diagnosis, treatment and reasons for treatment withdrawal.

Methods

Using retrospective medical record reviews, we examined clinical characteristics and chemotherapy completion status in the patients of two grou

SUBMITTER: Hu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3130702 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature