Ten patients with late-stage acute lymphocytic leukemia were treated with L-asparaginase and cytosine arabinoside. Complete remission was achieved in 8 patients including 5 of 5 patients with T-cell leukemia. Major toxicity included anaphylactic reactions in 3 of the 10 patients.
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