Bone marrow transplantation for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 1992 Jun 01;79(11):3067-70
Date
06/01/1992Pubmed ID
1586748Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0026636931 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 179 CitationsAbstract
Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1)-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has a poor prognosis when treated with conventional chemotherapy. We analyzed the outcome of 67 HLA-identical sibling bone marrow transplants (BMTs) for Ph1-positive ALL reported to the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry (IBMTR). Twenty-one of 67 (31%) transplant recipients survived in continuous complete remission more than 2 years after transplant. Two-year actuarial probabilities (95% confidence interval) of leukemia-free survival were 38% (23% to 55%) for 33 patients transplanted in first remission, 41% (23% to 61%) for 22 patients transplanted after relapse, and 25% (9% to 53%) for 12 patients failing to achieve remission with conventional chemotherapy. These data indicate that transplants are effective treatment for Ph1-positive ALL.
Author List
Barrett AJ, Horowitz MM, Ash RC, Atkinson K, Gale RP, Goldman JM, Henslee-Downey PJ, Herzig RH, Speck B, Zwaan FEAuthor
Mary M. Horowitz MD, MS Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Child
Child, Preschool
Graft vs Host Disease
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Philadelphia Chromosome
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Remission Induction
