title: In vitro growth of erythropoietic progenitor cells in long-term remission of acute leukemia.
abstract: In vitro growth of CFU-e and BFU-e in bone marrow and of circulating BFU-e in a group of adult long-term survivors of acute leukemia has been evaluated. Six patients with acute nonlymphoblastic and three patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in first continuous remission for more than four years (range 4-12 years) and without maintenance therapy for at least one year were studied. BFU-e and CFU-e growth in patients' bone marrow was not statistically different from a control group of 12 healthy adult volunteers. However, proliferation of BFU-e in peripheral blood of patients was significantly reduced (p less than 0.001). This growth pattern was found in both lymphoblastic and myeloblastic leukemia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peschel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Konwalinka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geissler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Braunsteiner
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000097:blood*; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000097:blood