QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MY ELOID-LEUKEMIA

Blackground: In oncology, quality of life has become an essential crit erion for evaluating the effects of therapy in clinical trials. So far , in adult patients suffering from acute leukemia assessment of qualit y of life has not been considered possibly due to poor prognosis and t he acute course of the disease. Advances in chemotherapy significantly prolong survival of patients with acute myeloid leukemia and may cure a subset of patients. Therefore, the assessment of quality of life of patients undergoing treatment is of growing interest. Patients and me thod: The following article will discuss the concept and theoretical f rame-work of a study designed to evaluate quality of life in adult pat ients with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing chemotherapy. Result: Pre liminary results show the psychooncological relevance of the study for the clinician.