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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2016

The Approach to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Older Patients: Conventional Treatments and Emerging Therapies.

Victor D Fedorov, Vivek A Upadhyay, Amir T Fathi

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Victor D FedorovStanbury Service PSP Group, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Vivek A UpadhyayDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Amir T FathiHarvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Zero Emerson Place, Suite 118, Boston, MA, 02114, USA. afathi@partners.org.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) among older adult patients presents significant clinical challenges. As opposed to pediatric populations, in whom long-term outcomes are markedly superior, those for adults remain grim. Nevertheless, younger adults with ALL have experienced a steady improvement in long-term survival in the last few decades. This is significantly different for older ALL patients, for whom long-term outcomes remain poor. Conventional chemotherapies are associated with sub-optimal outcomes and increased toxicity in this population. However, several emerging therapies, including antibody-drug conjugates, bi-specific engagers, and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, have demonstrated much promise and are either incorporated into the existing therapeutic paradigms or being actively investigated to improve outcomes.

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Antibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic AgentsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyHematopoietic Stem CellsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSurvival RateAntibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic AgentsProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCAR T cellsOlder patients

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