ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN 171 CHILDREN
ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN 171 CHILDREN
复制标题
DOI:
10.1002/mpo.2950020203
复制
发表时间:
1976-01-01
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
SIMONE J V
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
CHOI S-I;SIMONE J V
The initial features, response to therapy, complications, cause of death and prognostic factors of 171 children with ANLL [acute nonlymphocytic leukemia] are described and compared to historical data for adults with ANLL and children with ALL. Major differences between children and adults with ANLL include a higher frequency of CNS leukemia and a lower frequency of early deaths in the children. The most important differences between children with ANLL and ALL [acute lymphocytic leukemia] are the absence of a peak age of incidence in ANLL and the better response to therapy in ALL. At platelet counts of 100,000/mm3 or above and no palpable hepatomegaly significantly longer survival was noted, while patients with platelet counts below 10,000/mm3 had significantly shorter survivals. The frequency and duration of remission were better with 3 protocols used since 1968 than previously. Even with these protocols, the results were far from satisfactory, with a complete remission frequency of 66%, a median duration of hematological remission of 6 mo. and a median duration of survival of 10 mo. The striking contrast of these results in childhood ANLL with current results in childhood ALL underscores the need for novel, imaginative therapeutic approaches for ANLL.