Patient's question:
Patient with M5 leukemia, in the past two years, the disease was well-controlled through chemotherapy, but suddenly relapsed this year. Hello, how should the treatment be carried out after the onset of M5 leukemia?Doctor's answer:
The M5 type leukemia is a common acute monocytic leukemia. After leukemia patients are treated and achieve complete remission, due to the residual small number of leukemia cells dividing in the body, the disease may eventually relapse. If the initial treatment plan shows significant effectiveness and surpasses the level of complete remission, the post-relapse treatment plan can be determined to focus on the existing regimen, with treatment needing to restart from induction remission to consolidation therapy, progressing step by step, or it can also be combined with high-dose medication for treatment. If a matched donor's bone marrow can be found, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation surgery can be performed promptly after disease remission. The specific treatment plan should be individualized.