THERAPIES FOR TREATING AML AND USES OF RARA AGONISTS, HYPOMETHYLATING AGENTS, AND BCL-2 INHIBITORS

The present disclosure features, inter alia, methods of treating a patient who has been diagnosed with acute myelomonocytic leukemia (the M4 subtype of AML), acute monocytic leukemia (the M5 subtype of AML), or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The methods include administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a retinoic acid receptor-alpha (RARA) agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In one or more embodiments (e.g., in treating MDS), administering the RARA agonist or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof commences prior to determining whether the patient expresses a RARA biomarker and/or without consideration of the status of the RARA biomarker.