Treatment and biology of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

M Kato, A Manabe - Pediatrics International, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric malignancy. In the past
ALL was intractable but now the survival probability is as high as 80–90%. Improved …

Global efforts toward the cure of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

CH Pui, JJ Yang, N Bhakta… - The Lancet Child & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Improvements in risk-directed treatment and supportive care, together with increased
reliance on both national and international collaborative studies, have made childhood …

TP53 Germline Variations Influence the Predisposition and Prognosis of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children

M Qian, X Cao, M Devidas, W Yang… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Germline TP53 variation is the genetic basis of Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a highly
penetrant cancer predisposition condition. Recent reports of germline TP53 variants in …

Refining risk classification in childhood B acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of DFCI ALL Consortium Protocol 05-001

LM Vrooman, TM Blonquist, MH Harris… - Blood …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Abstract Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) ALL Consortium Protocol 05-001 tested a new
risk stratification system in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed acute …

Genomics and pharmacogenomics of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

C Wu, W Li - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2018 - Elsevier
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a prevalent form of pediatric cancer that accounts for
70–80% of all leukemias. Genome-based analysis, exome sequencing, transcriptomics and …

Haploidentical IL-15/41BBL activated and expanded natural killer cell infusion therapy after salvage chemotherapy in children with relapsed and refractory leukemia

M Vela, D Corral, P Carrasco, L Fernández, J Valentín… - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Primary refractory or relapsed pediatric leukemia yield significant morbidity and mortality,
with long-term survival rates< 40%. Here we present a post-hoc analysis assessing safety …

Phase II/III study in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: protocol for a nationwide multicenter trial in Japan

K Koh, M Kato, AM Saito, A Kada… - Japanese journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common pediatric malignancy, but
its treatment needs to be modified to cause low acute toxicity and few late complications with …

High mTOR expression independently prognosticates poor clinical outcome to induction chemotherapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A Khanna, B Bhushan, PS Chauhan, S Saxena… - Clinical and …, 2018 - Springer
In acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), limited data are available on mTOR gene expression
in clinical samples and its role in predicting response to induction chemotherapy. mRNA …

The utilization of chromosomal microarray technologies for hematologic neoplasms: an ACLPS critical review

JF Peterson, DL Van Dyke, NL Hoppman… - American journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Chromosome (G-banding) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) serve as
the primary methodologies utilized for detecting genetic aberrations in hematologic …

Altered metabolism of leukemic cells: new therapeutic opportunity

J Starkova, I Hermanova, K Hlozkova… - International review of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The cancer metabolic program alters bioenergetic processes to meet the higher demands of
tumor cells for biomass production, nucleotide synthesis, and NADPH-balancing redox …