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ArticleCurrent treatment options in oncology2011

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia of adulthood: progress or not?

Peter H Wiernik

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Article in Current treatment options in oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Peter H WiernikLeukemia Program, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY 10019, USA. pwiernik@chpnet.org
Hadassah Medical Center · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

opinion statementMuch new information about ALL in adults has recently been learned from major clinical and laboratory studies. However, much of the recently reported improved management of this leukemia pertains only to younger patients. Elderly patients do not fair very well with modern therapy, including intensified treatment approaches. The question arises whether current treatment may be unnecessarily intensive, not only for elderly patients but for most patients. There are no prospective, randomized studies that clearly demonstrate that anthracyclines, cyclophosphamide or cytarabine are required for optimal results in this leukemia. Eliminating drugs of marginal value but with the potential for considerable toxicity may allow us to intensify treatment with drugs that are most effective at a cost of even less toxicity than usually expected.

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AdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHumansInotuzumab OzogamicinMolecular Targeted TherapyPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProtein Kinase InhibitorsRecurrenceAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsInotuzumab OzogamicinProtein Kinase Inhibitors

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PMID21956641
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