A brief information regarding Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is very basic information about acute lymphoblastic leukemia, I strongly recommend other sources as well for further investigations.
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Introduction …
ALL is a malignant disorder of lymphoid
progenitor cells both T and B lymphoblasts.
Involving a) Bone Marrow
b) Other tissue like
- Lymph nodes
- Thymus
- With or without peripheral blood.
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Introduction …
ALL is a neoplasm composed of immature B (pre-
B) or T (pre-T) cells.
The most common malignancy accounts 23%
Peak age is 2 – 5 years
85% patients are diagnosed b/w ages 2 – 10 years.
Worldwide incidence 1:25,000/year
USA 3000/year
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Etiology
Unknown, although several genetic and
environmental predisposing factors are associated
with childhood leukemia.
Genetic
- Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, Klinfelter
- Fanconi and Diamond black fan anemia
- Ataxia telengictasia, Li-Fraumeni syndrome
- Blooms syndrome
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Management ( 24 – 30 months)
Therapy for ALL is divided into 4 stages
Induction therapy or Specific therapy
Intensification or consolidation therapy
CNS preventative therapy
Maintenance or Continuous therapy
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Management…
Specific therapy or Induction therapy <5% blasts
The first month of therapy
Remission: 95 – 98% 4 – 6 weeks
1. Prednisolone 40mg/m2 p.o days 1 – 28
2. Vincristine 1.4mg /m2 i.v days 1, 8,15,22 and 29
3. Daunorubicin 30mg /m2 i.v days 1, 15,29
4. L- Asparaginase 6000 U /m2 i.m days 2 – 20
5. Methotrexate 12 mg IT days 1,8,15, 22
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Management…
Intensification therapy or Consolidation therapy
2nd phase of treatment
IT chemotherapy+sys therapy+ Cranial radiation
Drugs:
1. Cyclophosphamide 750mg /m2 i.v days 1 & 15
2. Vincristine 1.4 mg /m2 i.v days 1 & 15
3. Cytosine arabinoside 70mg /m2 s.c/12hr for 6
doses 1-3 & and 15-17
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Management…
CNS Preventive Therapy
Most children with leukemia have subclinical CNS
involvement at diagnosis.
Starts at beginning of induction therapy
Intensifies during consolidation
Continues throughout the maintenance phase
Methotrexate (1-2yr 8mg, 3yr 10mg, >3yr 12mg )
+ lower dose of cranial radiation
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Approach to
Anemia
ALL
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Management…
Bone marrow transplantation
Rarely used as initial therapy
Certain chromosomal abnormalities or very slow
response to therapy
Early HSCT from a match sibling donor or unrelated
match donor.
HSCT cure about 50%
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors Researches continues…