title: Acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia in children: prognostic factors and results of chemotherapy.
abstract: Twenty-nine children (age range 1-14, median 8 years) with acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia (ANLL) were induced in remission with daunorubicin and cytosine arabinoside. Twenty-three (79.3%) patients achieved complete remission (CR) and were administered two cycles of the same drugs as consolidation therapy; no maintenance treatment was given. Three (10.3%) patients died during induction; 3 (10.3%) patients were resistant to therapy. Multivariate analysis showed that female sex, TLC less than 50 X 10(9)/L, absence of in ection, albumin greater than 3.5 g/dl and high myeloperoxidase activity had a favourable influence on achievement of CR. TLC less than 50 X 10(9)/L and albumin greater than 3.5 g/dl also had a favourable prognostic value. Eight patients are alive between 13 and 32 months with overall survival at 2 years being 27.5%; four patients are free of disease with projected DFS at 2 years being 13.7%. The present data indicates the need for newer approaches to improve the long term survival in childhood ANLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Bombay.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Advani
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Charak
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Banavali
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gopal
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kurkure
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D003630:Daunorubicin