Therapies for Leukemia Patients

Executive Summary Two promising treatments for leukemia patients are bone marrow transplantation and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. Successful transplantation requires overcoming two immune diseases, host versus graft (HVG) response and graft versus host (GVH) response. Bone marrow clearance preconditioning protocol involves depleting the patient's immune system, usually prior to transplantation of donor stem cells to control HVG. However, 25% to 35% of patients undergoing bone marrow transplant experience life-threatening transplant-related complications (Holler 1990).

Integrate therapy or intensive care to remove residual leukemia cells. There are many different integration methods, but it is a high-dose multi-drug treatment that usually lasts for several months. Low-risk ALL patients are treated with antimetabolites such as methotrexate and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). Patients at high risks take these medications at higher dosages as well as other medications. Hematologists do CLL treatment based on the stage and symptoms of each individual patient. Large populations of CLL patients with low-grade malignancy did not benefit from treatment. Individuals with CLL associated complications or more advanced disease will generally benefit from treatment. In general, treatment indications are as follows.

The most common treatment for leukemia is chemotherapy (kee - mo - THER - a - pee), radiotherapy and / or bone marrow transplantation. In chemotherapy, a patient passes one or more antitumor agents through a single intravenous tube from the mouth or vein. In some cases, the doctor needs to inject the medicine directly into the brain and body fluid around the spinal cord. Chemotherapy may cause side effects such as depilation, nausea, fatigue, etc. depending on the medicine used. Most side effects disappear during treatment or after treatment ends

The treatment of leukemia is very complicated. The treatment plan is adjusted according to the needs of each patient. The treatment depends on the type of cancer and the characteristics of the cell. It also depends on the patient's age, symptoms and general well-being. Acute leukemia must be treated immediately. The aim of treatment is to relieve cancer. Many leukemia patients will cure. To be considered a cure, you should not get cancer for at least 5 years. This time also depends on the type of cancer. The most common treatment for leukemia is chemotherapy. Bone marrow transplantation, radiotherapy or biological therapy can also be chosen. Sometimes surgery is done. Chemotherapy is a treatment that administers drugs to kill cancer cells. Depending on the type of leukemia, you can use one or more medications. Anticancer drugs are usually administered by intravenous injection. Occasionally they will take it orally. In some cases, radiation therapy is used in conjunction with chemotherapy.