Diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of screening AML patients who are unlikely to respond to or are not responsive to induction chemotherapy. The method includes detecting the expression level of FOXC1 in a sample obtained from the AML patient, and an elevated expression level indicates that the AML patient is unlikely to respond to or is not responsive to induction chemotherapy. Also disclosed herein is a method of treating AML patients who are unlikely to respond to or are not responsive to induction chemotherapy. The method includes detecting the expression level of FOXC1 in a sample obtained from the AML patient, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more alternative therapies to the AML patient who has an elevated level of FOXC1 expression. The alternative therapy includes, for example, stem cell transplantation, radiotherapy, or a targeted therapy.

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