Biologic features and treatment outcome of secondary acute lymphoblastic leukemia—a review of 101 cases
- 7 May 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Annals Of Oncology
- Vol. 19 (9), 1634-1638
- https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdn182
Abstract
Background: Secondary acute lymphoblastic leukemia (sALL) is a rare disease and its biologic features are not well characterized. Patients and methods: We describe a cohort of seven patients and discuss 94 additional cases from the literature for whom biological parameters were described. Cases with incomplete data were excluded. Results: Hodgkin's disease (HD) was more common in the 18–59 age group while breast and prostate cancers were prevalent only in the ≥18-year-old patients. The time interval to develop sALL was similar among all age groups but was significantly longer for HD and neuroblastoma primary diagnoses and sALL with complex karyotype. T-cell immunophenotype was more common in the Conclusion: Better identification of prognostic factors to prevent the occurrence of sALL is indicated.Funding Information
- National Cancer Institute (CA16056)
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute to ESW; Heidi Leukemia Research Fund
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