Why is age such an important independent prognostic factor in acute lymphoblastic leukemia?

Leukemia

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1997, Pages

  Perentesis, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Age; ALL; Leukemia; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGE; APOPTOSIS; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 12; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 21; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KARYOTYPE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030906441     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Chessells JM. Treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: present issues and future prospects. Blood Rev 1992; 6:193-203.
2. Pui C-H. Childhood leukemias. N Engl J Med 1995; 332: 1618-1630.