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3 - Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2011

By
Ryan Mattison ,
Sarah Larson  and
Wendy Stock
Edited by
Susan O'Brien ,
Julie M. Vose  and
Hagop M. Kantarjian
Ryan Mattison
Affiliation:
Division of Hematology/Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Sarah Larson
Affiliation:
Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Wendy Stock
Affiliation:
Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Susan O'Brien
Affiliation:
University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Julie M. Vose
Affiliation:
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
Hagop M. Kantarjian
Affiliation:
University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
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Summary

Introduction

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a neoplastic clonal disorder resulting from the maturation arrest of lymphoid progenitors. While both T-cell precursors and B-cell precursors can be transformed, greater than 85% of cases are derived from precursor B cells. Accumulation of lymphoblasts within the bone marrow can result in anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia. Symptoms of fatigue, bleeding, bruising, and infection are frequent initial manifestations of the disease. There are a number of ALL subtypes that are characterized by particular morphologic, immunophenotypic, cytogenetics, and molecular findings. Treatment of ALL in the pediatric population has been a success story in hematology/oncology, with cure rates approaching 80%. Unfortunately, a majority of adult patients, approximately 65%, succumb to their disease. The use of novel agents and the introduction of risk-adapted therapies, including stem cell transplantation (SCT), the identification of new molecular targets, and the application of pediatric treatment approaches to adult patients are promising strategies that offer hope to improve treatment outcomes for adults with this heterogeneous group of diseases.

Epidemiology/etiology

Incidence

ALL comprises 20% of newly diagnosed acute leukemias in adults. Approximately 5200 new cases were diagnosed in the United States in 2007, and 1420 patients died from the disease that year. Most cases occur de novo, though prior exposure to chemotherapy, especially topoisomerase II inhibitors and alkylating agents, is a risk factor for both ALL and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Therapy-related leukemias are strongly associated with rearrangements of the MLL (mixed-lineage leukemia) gene located on chromosome 11q23.

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Management of Hematologic Malignancies , pp. 43 - 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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