title: [Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Burkitt cells: clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects].
abstract: This presentation reports on patients with 13 B - acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), treated with intensive chemotherapy. To date 5 patients are alive, in complete remission (greater than 24 months), 4 of them had CNS disease at diagnosis; 7 patients relapsed, 2 to 4 months after complete remission, 6 of them having CNS relapse, isolated or with bone marrow involvement. The improvement in prognosis of B-ALL results from intensive chemotherapy, but the prognosis remains poor because of early relapses, especially CNS relapses (survival rate is less than 50%). The authors propose new therapeutic approaches.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Leucémies aiguës lymphoblastiques à cellules de Burkitt: aspects cliniques, thérapeutiques et évolutifs.