Abstract:In the past decade substantial progress has been made in the treatment of adult ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia). With current intensive chemotherapy protocols 30-40% of patients can be cured. The further development of diagnostic facilities and retrospective analysis of outcome of patients have shown that ALL is not a homogenous disease. Diagnosis by morphological, immunological, cytogenetical, and molecular biological methods is a prerequisite for stratification in risk groups. These groups have a differen… Show more
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