You are part of the team choosing the regimen for AR, a 65 year-old male who requires chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia. Assume these are all equally efficacious regimens. Choose the BEST regimen for AR applying the general principles of cancer chemotherapy:
A. Cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, busulfan
B. Bleomycin, taxol, cisplatin
C. Vincristine, taxol, 5-FU
D. Methotrexate, 5-FU, ara-C
Ans: B. Bleomycin, taxol, cisplatin
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