Childhood acute myeloid leukemia in remission Treatment will consist of additional chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation. Recurrent childhood acute myeloid leukemia Treatment depends on the type of treatment your child received before. You may want to consider entering your child into a clinical trial. Treatments currently being studied in clinical trials include new chemotherapy drugs, bone marrow transplantation, and biological therapy. Unwanted side effects can result from treatment long after it ends, so it is important that your child continue to be seen by his or her doctor.
Chemotherapy can later lead to heart problems, as well as kidney and hearing problems.
Radiation therapy may interfere with a child's growth and may increase the risk of hormonal dysfunction and cataract formation. PDQ statements exist for a number of topics. Please consult the PDQ Index . This document is also available in a text-only format . The information provided through OncoLink should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease.