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12 th <strong>Congress</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>European</strong> <strong>Hematology</strong> Association<br />

quantitative PCR, MRD is also detectable and measurable in peripheral<br />

blood (PB) <strong>of</strong> AML patients. Aims. Based on <strong>the</strong>se premises, we assessed<br />

by MPFC <strong>the</strong> levels <strong>of</strong> MRD in PB and BM samples <strong>of</strong> 55 adult patients<br />

with AML to verify <strong>the</strong> feasibility <strong>of</strong> MRD detection in PB and its prognostic<br />

relevance. Methods. A total <strong>of</strong> 55 adult patients with AML were<br />

entered into <strong>the</strong> EORTC/GIMEMA protocols AML10/AML12 (age 61 yrs), consisting in intensive induction<br />

and consolidation cycles, and, for patients aged

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