No other established therapy applied during complete remission offers as strong an anti-leukemic effect. Transplant-related morbidity and mortality, however, remain obstacles in the successful application of this treatment. More recently, reduced-intensity conditioning has been applied as a therapy for AML. Reduced-intensity conditioning, which includes potent immunosuppressive agents in addition to anti-leukemic agents, effectively permits engraftment of donor hematopoietic stem cells. Several studies have demonstrated that the morbidity and mortality are less with these regimens compared to myeloablative conditioning. While the reduced intensity of the conditioning regimen has resulted in reduced non-relapse mortality in patients with AML, some studies have suggested a concomitant increase in relapse as a consequence of lowering the intensity of the cytotoxic agents. New conditioning regimen that may increase the anti-leukemic effect while maintaining the reduced-intensity regimen toxicity profile are therefore, needed.