- Induction I: Patients receive high-dose cytarabine (ARA-C) IV twice daily on days 1-10; daunorubicin IV over 6 hours on days 1, 3, and 5; etoposide IV over 4 hours on days 1-5; and gemtuzumab ozogamicin IV over 2 hours on day 6. Patients with CNS-negative disease receive ARA-C intrathecally (IT) on day 1. Patients with CNS-positive disease receive ARA-C IT twice weekly for 2-3 weeks. Between days 28-35, patients are evaluated. Patients achieving remission or who have no more than 20% blasts proceed to induction II.