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ArticlePloS one2016

Improvement of the Outcome of Relapsed or Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children Using a Risk-Based Treatment Strategy.

Francesco Ceppi, Michel Duval, Jean-Marie Leclerc, Caroline Laverdiere, Yves-Line Delva, Sonia Cellot, Pierre Teira, Henrique Bittencourt

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco CeppiHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Michel DuvalHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jean-Marie LeclercHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Caroline LaverdiereHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Yves-Line DelvaHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sonia CellotHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Pierre TeiraHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Henrique BittencourtHemato-Oncology Division, Charles Bruneau Cancer Research Center, CHU Ste-Justine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Université de Montréal · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a leading cause of death by cancer in children. Our institution has switched relapse treatment strategy to improve survival. We reviewed records of first relapse/refractory childhood ALL between 1996 and 2012. Based on length of first remission, relapse site and immunophenotype, patients were classified into two groups: standard-risk relapse (SRR) and high-risk relapse and refractory (HRRR). Before 2007, all patients were uniformly treated with the same induction as at presentation, followed by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Since 2007, treatment was given according to risk of failure: SRR were mostly treated with chemotherapy; HRRR patients underwent HSCT after intensive chemotherapy, aiming reduction of pre-transplant disease burden. Sixty-four patients were included. Thirty (47%) were SRR and 34 (53%) HRRR, including 11 with refractory ALL. Five-years overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) were similar for SRR, but were significantly higher with new risk-based strategy for HRRR: 56% versus 17% (P = 0.03) for OS, and 56% vs 11% for EFS (P = 0.008), respectively. In multivariate analysis, treatment strategy was significantly associated with survival. In conclusion, change for a risk-based strategy in our institution increased survival of high-risk patients to levels similar of those of standard-risk patients.

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ChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInfantMalePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaRecurrenceTreatment Outcome

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PMID27632202
PMCPMC5025146
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