Acute promyelocytic leukemia

RP Warrell Jr, H de The, ZY Wang… - New England Journal of …, 1993 - Mass Medical Soc
Discoveries in cancer research are rarely so exceptional that they both cause immediate
changes in the treatment of patients and dramatically advance our understanding of the …

[PDF][PDF] Acute promyelocytic leukemia: from genetics to treatment

F Grignani, M Fagioli, M Alcalay, L Longo, PP Pandolfi… - 1994 - Citeseer
A CUTE PROMYELOCYTIC leukemia (APL) has aroused interest well beyond the
hematologic field during the last 4 to 5 years. Two features, both of which are unique to APL …

Characterization of acute promyelocytic leukemia cases lacking the classic t (15; 17): results of the European Working Party

D Grimwade, A Biondi, MJ Mozziconacci… - Blood, The Journal …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is typified by the t (15; 17), generating the PML-RARα
fusion and predicting a beneficial response to retinoids. However, a sizeable minority of APL …

A Modified AIDA Protocol With Anthracycline-Based Consolidation Results in High Antileukemic Efficacy and Reduced Toxicity in Newly Diagnosed PML/RAR …

MA Sanz, G Martı́n, C Rayón, J Esteve… - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
The Spanish PETHEMA group designed a protocol for newly diagnosed PML/RAR-
positive acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) in which induction and consolidation followed …

A PMLRARα transgene initiates murine acute promyelocytic leukemia

D Brown, S Kogan, E Lagasse… - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
The malignant cells of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) contain a reciprocal
chromosomal translocation that fuses the promyelocytic leukemia gene (PML) with the …

Presenting White Blood Cell Count and Kinetics of Molecular Remission Predict Prognosis in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Treated With All-Trans Retinoic Acid …

AK Burnett, D Grimwade, E Solomon… - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is an essential component of the treatment of acute
promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but the optimal timing and duration remain to be determined …

Acute promyelocytic leukemia: a model for the role of molecular diagnosis and residual disease monitoring in directing treatment approach in acute myeloid leukemia

D Grimwade, F Lo Coco - Leukemia, 2002 - nature.com
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is characterized by a number of features that underpin
the need for rapid and accurate diagnosis and demand a highly specific treatment approach …

Therapy of molecular relapse in acute promyelocytic leukemia

FL Coco, D Diverio, G Avvisati, MC Petti… - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
Fourteen patients with PML/RAR-positive acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) were given
salvage therapy at the time of first molecular relapse. All patients had achieved first …

Relationship between FLT3 mutation status, biologic characteristics, and response to targeted therapy in acute promyelocytic leukemia

RE Gale, R Hills, AR Pizzey, PD Kottaridis, D Swirsky… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
The prognostic significance of FLT3 mutations in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is not
firmly established and is of particular interest given the opportunities for targeted therapies …

5′ CpG island hypermethylation is associated with transcriptional silencing of the p21CIP1/WAF1/SDI1 gene and confers poor prognosis in acute lymphoblastic …

J Roman-Gomez, JA Castillejo… - Blood, The Journal …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
The p21 is a downstream effector of p53/p73 and belongs to the CIP/KIP family of cyclin-
dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKIs). It is, therefore, a potential tumor suppressor gene and …