Treatment Options for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaNational Cancer Institute
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of blood cancer. Learn more about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment types, and prognosis for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Remission means there are no longer any signs of leukemia. After you are in remission, you will get postremission treatment. The goal of this phase is to kill any hidden leukemia cells and help you stay in remission. The following treatments may be given in either stage:...
Therapy Options in Treating Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults: Reviewing clinical strategies in the age of individualized medicine Oncology (08909091)Jabour, Elias
In general, treatment of AML occurs in two phases: Remission induction therapy.This aims to kill the leukemia cells in your blood and bone marrow, allowing you to go into remission. Remission means you have little or no signs of cancer. ...
Protein kinase inhibitors are amongst the most successful cancer treatments, but targetable kinases activated by genomic abnormalities are rare in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nevertheless, kinases can be activated in the absence of genetic defects. Thus, phosphoproteomics can provide information on...
Biology and treatment of acute lympho- blastic leukemia. J. Pediatr. 124:491-503.PietersR, and Carroll W.: biology and treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Hematology and Oncology Cliniics of North America. 2010:24:1Pieters R, Carroll WL. Biology and treatment of acute lymphoblastic ...
With ponatinib (Iclusig) receiving an accelerated approval from the FDA earlier this year for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL), updated guidelines could be on the horizon. November 27th 2024 ...
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (also called acute lymphoblastic leukemia; ALL) is a neoplasm of immature B- or T-cells (lymphoblasts). In the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) classification of hematopoietic and lymphoid tumors, it is classified under “precursor B-cell lymphoblastic...
acute lymphoblastic leukemia- acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children acute lymphocytic leukemia acute leukemia- rapidly progressing leukemia ...