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SUBMITTER: Ganesan P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6081315 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 20171017 3
Young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia do better when treated on "pediatric" protocols. Young adults (18-30 years) with Ph-negative ALL treated between 2000 and 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. Two-hundred and thirty-two patients were included [median age 21 years (18-30); 176 (76%) males; median WBC 16,000/cmm]. Protocols used were: BFM 95 (N = 147, 63%), MCP-841 (N = 51, 22%), GMALL (N = 21, 9%), INCTR (N = 9, 4%) and UKALL (N = 4, 2%). Complete remission was achieved in 194/232 (84 ...[more]