About this OCP
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
This work is available from the Cancer Council website.
First published in June 2016. This edition published in June 2021.
ISBN: 978 1 76096 154 1
Cancer Council Victoria and Department of Health Victoria 2021, Optimal care pathway for people with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, 2nd edn, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne.
Enquiries about this publication can be sent to optimalcare.pathways@cancervic.org.au
Our thanks to the following health professionals, consumer representatives, stakeholders and organisations consulted in developing this optimal care pathway.
Professor Andrew Roberts (Chair), Haematologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The University of Melbourne and Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Dr Chris Arthur, Haematologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Dr Ashish Bajel, Haematologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Associate Professor Peter Bardy, Clinical Haematologist; Central Adelaide Local Health Network and Clinical Lead Bone Marrow Transplant; Royal Adelaide Hospital
Associate Professor Sidney Davis, Radiation Oncologist, Alfred Health
Professor John Gibson, Haematologist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney and The University of Sydney
Ms Jennifer Hempton, Transplant and Apheresis Coordinator, Barwon Health
Dr David Kipp, Haematologist, University Hospital Geelong (Barwon Health) and Deakin University
Professor Robert Thomas, Special Advisor on Health, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Professor Karin Thursky, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Research Fellow, Doherty Institute, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Associate Professor Andrew Wei, Haematologist, Alfred Health and Monash University
Ms Julia Brancato, Project Coordinator, Optimal Care Pathways, Cancer Council Victoria
Professor Andrew Roberts (Chair), Physician, Bone Marrow Transplantation Service, Department of Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology, Clinical Haematologist, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Associate Professor Andrew Wei, Haematologist, Alfred Health, AML Researcher, Monash University, Victorian Cancer Agency Research Fellow
Dr Ashish Bajel, Clinical Haematologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Dr Chris Arthur, Haematologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Dr David Kipp, Clinical Haematologist, Andrew Love Cancer Centre, University Hospital Geelong
Darryl King, consumer representative
Dr Emma Cohen, Nurse Manager, Haematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant ward, Austin Health
Ms Helena Rodi, Clinical Dietitian, Austin Health
Professor John Gibson, Head of Haematology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney
Associate Professor Justin Tse, General Practitioner, Director of Medical Student’s Education, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
Ms Kaye Hose, Palliative Care Nurse Consultant, Austin Health
Ms Leanne Fagg, consumer representative
Dr Paul Cannell, Haematologist, Medical Co-Director, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Associate Professor Peter Bardy, Associate Clinical Professor, Haematology and Medical Oncology, Clinical Director of Cancer Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Professor Robert Thomas, Chief Advisor on Cancer, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria
Dr Simon He, Clinical Haematologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Physician, Austin Health, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Alexandra Viner, Project Manager – Optimal Care Pathways
Advance Care Planning Australia
Allied Health Professions Australia
Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialists
Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, Royal Australia College of Physicians
Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
Australian and New Zealand Society of Neuroradiology
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Care
Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre
Australian College of Nursing
Australian Medical Association
Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Bone Marrow Transplant Society of Australia and New Zealand
Cancer Nurses Society of Australia
Clinical Oncology Society of Australia
Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand
Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia
Leukaemia Foundation
Medical Oncology Group of Australia
Oncology Social Workers Australia and New Zealand
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Alfred Health
Cancer Australia
Cancer Council Victoria, Strategy and Support Division
Cancer Institute New South Wales
Concord Repatriation General Hospital New South Wales
Consumer representative
Department of Health Victoria, Commissioning and System Improvement Division, Cancer Unit
National Cancer Expert Reference Group
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Other stakeholders consulted to provide feedback include relevant Cancer Council committees and networks, Integrated Cancer Services, Primary Health Networks and several health services.
The multidisciplinary team will include the following members:
care coordinator (as determined by multidisciplinary team members)*
clinical haematologist *
infectious diseases physician*
nurse (with appropriate expertise or under the supervision of nurses with appropriate expertise)*
pathologist including pathologist with molecular genetic expertise*
pharmacist.*
The multidisciplinary team will often include some of the following members as appropriate for individual patient mix:
Aboriginal health practitioner, Indigenous liaison officer or remote general practitioner
clinical trials coordinator
dentist
dietitian
exercise physiologist
fertility specialist
general practitioner
genetic counsellor
geriatrician
nuclear medicine physician
occupational therapist
palliative care specialist
physiotherapist
psychiatrist
psychologist
radiation oncologist
radiologist/imaging specialists
social worker
spiritual/pastoral care.
* Denotes core members. Core members of the multidisciplinary team are expected to attend most multidisciplinary team meetings either in person or remotely.