Older Jehovah’s Witnesses with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Hypomethylating Agents and Venetoclax as a Transfusion-Sparing Approach
The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in Jehovah’s Witness (JW) patients poses unique challenges due to their refusal of blood transfusions. This case series reports the outcomes of four older JW patients with AML treated with azacitidine (Aza) and venetoclax (Ven), including two with hyperl...
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| Main Authors: | Aditi Sharma, Danielle Blake, Jay Yang |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Hemato |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6357/6/2/16 |
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