It is possible to cure leukemia in its early stages, depending on the specific type of disease. Leukemia is a generic term for a malignant tumor, a malignant clonal disease of human hematopoietic stem cells, and the prognosis tends to be different for different disease types. The following aspects are described from chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute leukemia. 1. Chronic granulocytic leukemia: with the application of targeted drugs such as imatinib, most patients can survive for a long time, and life and health are generally not endangered; 2. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: it is also a kind of inert disease, and patients who receive targeted drugs combined with chemotherapy can also survive for more than ten years. The drugs include ibrutinib, nitrogen mustard phenylbutyrate and cyclophosphamide. 3. Acute leukemia: can be divided into acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, different types, different degrees of malignancy, if belongs to the low-risk, the patient accepts chemotherapy can also be a long-term survival, drugs include cytarabine. While intermediate and high risk patients need to receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for long-term survival. In addition, acute promyelocytic leukemia can achieve effective remission and long-term survival through the treatment of arsenite and retinoic acid. It is recommended that patients receive regular treatment under the guidance of a physician in order to achieve the best prognosis.
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