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Changes of Certain Vital Signs in Patients With Acute Leukemia Linked to ICU Admission

Changes of Certain Vital Signs in Patients With Acute Leukemia Linked to ICU Admission

Patrick Daly

Leukemia | November 29, 2021

Researchers, led by Katharine McLaughlin, examined the relationship between changes in vital signs and admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) in patients with acute myeloid or lymphoblastic leukemia following induction chemotherapy. They reported that respiratory rate (RR) and fraction of expired oxygen (FiO2) requirement changes predicted disease deterioration that led to ICU admission, which was consistent with the most common reason for ICU admission in the cohort, respiratory failure. ...

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Changes of Certain Vital Signs in Patients With Acute Leukemia Linked to ICU Admission

Changes of Certain Vital Signs in Patients With Acute Leukemia Linked to ICU Admission

Patrick Daly

Leukemia | November 29, 2021

Researchers, led by Katharine McLaughlin, examined the relationship between changes in vital signs and admission to an ...

Decitabine and Azacitidine in the Treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

Decitabine and Azacitidine in the Treatment of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia

Patrick Daly

Leukemia | November 29, 2021

Researchers performed a meta-analysis to evaluate two hypomethylating agents (HMAs), decitabine and azacitidine, in the ...

Azacitidine With Or Without Enasidenib In Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Azacitidine With Or Without Enasidenib In Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Patrick Daly

Leukemia | November 29, 2021

Findings from a randomized trial, published in The Lancet Oncology, showed that combining enasidenib with azacitidine was ...

Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Profiles in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Profiles in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Patrick Daly

Leukemia | November 29, 2021

Researchers developed a method to measure standardized intracellular reactive oxygen species (siROS) levels in the CD34+ bone ...

Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in Treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia Subgroups

Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin in Treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia Subgroups

Patrick Daly

Leukemia | November 10, 2021

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers assessed the efficacy and safety of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) in ...

Development of Aplastic Anemia After TKI Therapy for CML

Development of Aplastic Anemia After TKI Therapy for CML

Ariel Jones

Leukemia | October 25, 2021

In a case report published in the Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, researchers described an incident of aplastic anemia ...

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