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Outcomes of adult patients with newly diagnosed IDH-mutated AML treated with intensive chemotherapy and venetoclax

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Fig. 1: Genetic characteristics and survival of IDH-mutated AML.

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CDD designed the study. WYJ collected the data. JC and WYJ analyzed the data. JC, WYJ, JMP, and CDD drafted the manuscript. LX, IMB, SL, GB, NGD, HAA, KT, KS, NP, NJS, DH, EJ, LM, KSC, GCI, GMB, MY, AM, YAV, GGM, FR, MYK, HMK, and TMK reviewed, revised, and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Croden, J., Jen, WY., Marvin-Peek, J. et al. Outcomes of adult patients with newly diagnosed IDH-mutated AML treated with intensive chemotherapy and venetoclax. Leukemia 39, 2538–2541 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41375-025-02733-0

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