**9. Conclusions**

The studies presented in this chapter show the benefits of phenolic compounds, both as anti-proliferative agents as well as differentiation agents for leukaemia. These compounds have been found to arrest the cell cycle of leukaemia cells, as well as to induce apoptosis and differentiation. In a number of phenolics, such effects were noted to be selective, in contrast to chemotherapy. The promising results offer a potential alternative to the current standard treatments, in the hope that being natural products, are less toxic and are accompanied by less adverse effects. Furthermore, some phenolics show great therapeutic potential in multi-drug resistance leukaemia patients.
