Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults

Higher rate of central nervous system involvement by flow cytometry than morphology in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

“…Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the commonest leukemia in the pediatric population with peak prevalence between 2 and 5 years in developed countries . In adults, it accounts for 20% of acute leukemias . Pediatric ALL in most of the published trials now has an overall “cure rate” of 80% as compared with adult ALL.…”