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ReviewCurrent opinion in pharmacology2025

Therapeutic hurdles in acute myeloid leukemia: Leukemic stem cells, inflammation and immune dysfunction.

Bofei Wang, Patrick K Reville, Hussein A Abbas

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Review in Current opinion in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Bofei WangDepartment of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Patrick K RevilleDepartment of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Hussein A AbbasDepartment of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: habbas@mdanderson.org.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive and highly heterogeneous hematological malignancy characterized by clonal expansion and differentiation arrest in myeloid progenitor cells. Despite advancements in chemotherapy, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and post-remission maintenance therapies, the long-term survival remains unsatisfactory with high rates of relapse and refractory. These therapeutic challenges are mediated by multiple factors, including the complexity of the cellular hierarchies in AML, the interaction of leukemic stem cells (LSCs) with the bone marrow niche, inflammation, and immune evasion mechanisms. Further, the absence of specific surface markers that distinguish LSCs from normal hematopoietic stem cells, together with LSCs' functional heterogeneity, complicates targeted treatment approaches. Immune dysfunction, including T cell exhaustion and immune suppression within the bone marrow niche contributes to therapy resistance. In this brief review, we aim to explore current challenges in AML therapy, focusing on LSC-driven resistance, immune evasion, and the need for innovative therapeutic strategies.

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Antineoplastic AgentsLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteNeoplastic Stem CellsAnimalsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansInflammationAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID40318269
PMCPMC12084123

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