title: [Childhood acute myeloblastic leukemias. Report of 21 cases].
abstract: Between 1989 and 1996, 21 cases with acute non lymphoblastic leukemia (11 males and 10 females) were diagnosed in our institution. Median age was 9 years (range, 2-15 years). Leukocyte count was more than 50,109/l in 47% of cases. According to the French-American-British (FAB) criteria, 7 cases were classified M1, 10 cases were classified M2, 1 classified M4Eo and 3 classified M5. All patients were treated with "7 + 3" protocol and complete remission was achieved in 17 cases (80%), 2 cases (10%) failed to respond and 2 (10%) died during induction. Relapse was observed in 15 cases. The 3-year survival rate was 20% and the relapse-free-survival rate was 12% confirming the worse prognosis of this leukemia when treated with standard chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hématologie Clinique, CHU Farhat Hached de Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Laatiri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chehata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amouri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouaouina
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ennabli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; 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; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D015479:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D003561:Cytarabine; D003630:Daunorubicin