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Review
. 2017 Jul 28:6:1273.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.10736.1. eCollection 2017.

Recent advances in acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Chin-Hin Ng  1 , Wee-Joo Chng  1
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Review

Recent advances in acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Chin-Hin Ng et al. F1000Res. .

Abstract

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML) is a subtype of leukaemia arising from a distinct reciprocal translocation involving chromosomes 15 and 17, which results in the PML-RARA fusion gene. Over the past three decades, APML has been transformed from a highly fatal disease to a highly curable one. This drastic improvement is because of the introduction of a new treatment strategy with all-trans retinoic acid and, more recently, arsenic trioxide. The revolutionary treatment of APML has also paved the way for a new cancer treatment, which is genetically targeted therapy. In this review, we look into this amazing journey of transformation and provide recent advances in the management of APML.

Keywords: PML; RARA; leukemia.

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Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.No competing interests were disclosed.No competing interests were disclosed.No competing interests were disclosed.

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