title: Clinical usefulness of monoclonal-antibody phenotyping in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: Lymphoblasts from 59 children with non-T, non-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia were studied with monoclonal antibodies to four cell-surface proteins. 87% of the children had lymphoblasts positive for HLA-DR, 82% for p30, 75% for p24, and 72% for CALLA. The commonest composite phenotype was HLA-DR+ p30+ CALLA+ p24+. Significant correlations were seen between expression of HLA-DR, p30, and CALLA, but not p24. p30- and CALLA phenotypes were found in patients with high white-blood-cell counts (WBC) and splenomegaly. With standard chemotherapy, disease-free survival from time of remission was shorter in p30- and CALLA- patients than in others. Splenomegaly was associated with poor disease-free survival and provided prognostic information independent of phenotype. High WBC was less significant than phenotype in predicting outcome and was not independent of phenotype.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D010641:Phenotype; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins