Black Patients Diagnosed with Aggressive Leukemia Experience Worse Outcomes, But Differences Not Linked to Key Genetic Changes - MMCxchange https://mmcxchange.com/ Fri, 22 May 2026 10:31:21 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub Black Patients Diagnosed with Aggressive Leukemia Experience Worse Outcomes, But Differences Not Linked to Key Genetic Changes https://mmcxchange.com/detail/black-patients-diagnosed-with-aggressive-leukemia-experience-worse-outcomes-but-differences-not-linked-to-key-genetic-changes_1777195157 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:01:24 -0500 https://mmcxchange.com/detail/black-patients-diagnosed-with-aggressive-leukemia-experience-worse-outcomes-but-differences-not-linked-to-key-genetic-changes_1777195157 Black Patients Diagnosed with Aggressive Leukemia Experience Worse Outcomes, But Differences Not Linked to Key Genetic Changes

Lower survival rates in Black leukemia patients treated with intensive chemotherapy  not linked to differences in genetic profiles    Compared with white patients, Black patients with an aggressive form of leukemia--called acute myeloid leukemia (AML)--were on average more than five years younger at diagnosis and more than 30 percent more likely to die of their disease; that is according to a new analysis of data led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers. The…]]>