Jorge Cortes, MD, Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, discusses the use of CPX-351, a liposomal formulation of cytarabine and daunorubicin, in patients with newly diagnosed, high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Specifically discussed are the results from a Phase II trial (NCT02286726) of CPX-351 in patients with acute myeloid leukemia at high-risk for induction mortality. This interview was recorded via an online conference call with The Video Journal of Hematological Oncology (VJHemOnc).