Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for acute lymphocytic leukemia in adults.
Acute lymphocytic leukemia remains a difficult disease to treat in adults. Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation can cure some patients with ALL, but GVHD transplant-related mortality and disease relapse remain problematic. Immunotherapeutic approaches aimed at eliminating minimal residual disease and enhancing the GVL effect may decrease relapse rates and improve overall survival. Because of the rarity of this disease in adults, every new patient should be entered in well-designed, peer-reviewed, investigational trial.
Martin
T G
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Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Gajewski
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000209:etiology; D020544:Graft vs Leukemia Effect; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012042:Registries; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome