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Acute myeloïde leukemie (AML) is een heterogene ziekte die wordt gekenmerkt door (oligo)klonale maligne hematopoëse met een blokkade in de differentiatie en daardoor een excessieve toename van leukemische blasten. Acute promyelocytenleukemie (APL) is een zeldzame variant van AML die zich goed laat behandelen met ATRA-bevattende therapie. Vanwege complicaties van de ziekte (trombose, bloeding) is vroege herkenning en start van behandeling extreem belangrijk. Het is daarom belangrijk dat diagnostiek en behandeling van APL-patiënten in de dagelijkse praktijk zorgvuldig en gestructureerd plaatsvindt. Hieronder bespreken we de richtlijnen voor diagnostiek en behandeling zoals de HOVONLeukemiewerkgroep denkt dat die voor APL zou moeten plaatsvinden

BACKGROUND Mucositis is a highly significant, and sometimes dose-limiting, toxicity of cancer therapy. The goal of this systematic review was to update the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO) Clinical Practice Guidelines for mucositis. METHODS A literature search was conducted to identify eligible published articles, based on predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria. Each article was independently reviewed by 2 reviewers. Studies were rated according to the presence of major and minor flaws as per previously published criteria. The body of evidence for each intervention, in each treatment setting, was assigned a level of evidence, based on previously published criteria. Guidelines were developed based on the level of evidence, with 3 possible guideline determinations: recommendation, suggestion, or no guideline possible. RESULTS The literature search identified 8279 papers, 1032 of which were retrieved for detailed evaluation based on titles and abstracts. Of these, 570 qualified for final inclusion in the systematic reviews. Sixteen new guidelines were developed for or against the use of various interventions in specific treatment settings. In total, the MASCC/ISOO Mucositis Guidelines now include 32 guidelines: 22 for oral mucositis and 10 for gastrointestinal mucositis. This article describes these updated guidelines. CONCLUSIONS The updated MASCC/ISOO Clinical Practice Guidelines for mucositis will help clinicians provide evidence-based management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy. © 2014 The Authors. Cancer published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Cancer Society.