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How Long Is The Acute Phase Of A Stroke?
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - Treatment
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Treatment to Achieve Remission (Induction Therapy)
The aim of induction therapy, the first treatment phase, is to reduce the number of leukemia cells to undetectable levels. The general guidelines for induction therapy are as follows:
- Patients are given intensive chemotherapy that uses powerful multi-drug regimens. (Infants require special regimens not discussed here.)
- For both children and adults, some of these therapies are administered orally, others intravenously.
- Hospitalization is usually...
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