title: Philadelphia Chromosome-positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Lymphoid Blast Crisis.
abstract: The clinical characteristics of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in lymphoid blast crisis (BC) can resemble those of Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph ALL). Because of this, there can be concern as to whether a patient with newly diagnosed Ph leukemia has Ph ALL or CML in lymphoid BC. This distinction has significant potential therapeutic implications because most children with Ph ALL are now treated with chemotherapy plus a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, whereas allogeneic stem cell transplant is usually recommended for any patient with CML that presents in or later develops BC.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Comenius University Medical School and University Children's Hospital, Bratislava, Slovak Republic †Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO ‡Department of Pediatrics and the Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolenova
authors.forename: Kelly W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Maloney
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hunger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010677:Philadelphia Chromosome; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: C581634:BCR-ABL1 fusion protein, human; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl