[Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia of young adults (15-22 years of age): results of co-operative study with internal medicine and pediatrics].
Ten young adults (15-22 years of age) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia were treated with the protocol of internal medicine and pediatrics co-operative study group since 1989. All patients had complete remission within 5 weeks. Four of 6 patients of low risk group (less than 30,000/microliter of WBC count at diagnosis) and 1 of 4 patients of high risk group have continued the complete remission. Three patients relapsed in bone marrow (BM), and 2 patients in both BM and central nervous system (CNS). All patients could be treated without serious complications except for infection. We obtained the good results of treatment for the low risk group, but did not for the high risk group in this study. Little is known about acute lymphoblastic leukemia in young adults because these individuals are at the borderline age between internal medicine and pediatrics. Taken together with the psychologically distinct age of these patients, it is necessary to establish a closer relationship between internal medicine and pediatrics.
Sato
T
T
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chiba University.
Oh
H
H
Aotsuka
N
N
Matsuura
Y
Y
Kashimura
M
M
Takagi
T
T
Sakai
C
C
Okimoto
Y
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy*