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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2020

A retrospective study of myeloid leukaemia in children with Down syndrome in Ireland.

Gavin P Dowling, Andrea Piccin, Katherine T Gavin, David R Betts, Andrea Malone, Melanie Cotter, Aoife Sills, Pamela Evans, Aengus O' Marcaigh, Owen P Smith

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  5. [Clinical features and prognosis of pediatric acute megakaryocytic leukemia].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2021
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Gavin P DowlingRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Andrea PiccinDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. apiccin@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2645-8496
Katherine T GavinDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
David R BettsDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Andrea MaloneDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Melanie CotterDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Aoife SillsRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Pamela EvansDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Aengus O' MarcaighDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Owen P SmithDepartment of Haematology and Oncology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin · IERoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEInnsbruck Medical University · ATUniversity College Dublin · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (AMKL) is a subtype of myeloid leukaemia and is the most common leukaemia type in children with Down syndrome (DS) under 4 years of age. AMKL is often preceded by a transient neonatal pre-leukaemic syndrome, transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD). Although TMD often spontaneously resolves, 20-30% of these patients subsequently develop AMKL within the first 4 years of life.

aimsTo perform a retrospective consecutive national audit of all documented cases of childhood TMD and AMKL-DS from 1990 to 2018 at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin (OLCHC), Ireland.

methodsAll patients with a diagnosis of AMKL treated consecutively at (OLCHC) between 1990 and 2018 were reviewed. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were constructed.

resultsTwenty-seven patients with AMKL-DS were identified. A prior neonatal diagnosis of TMD was described in 10 patients (37%). Nineteen patients (70%) are alive and well, in complete remission, at a median follow-up of 11.4 years. Overall survival (OS) of this cohort has risen from 54% from those treated between the years 1990 and 2004 (n = 13) to 93% for those treated between the years 2005 and 2018 (n = 14).

conclusionHigh cure rates are observed in AMKL-DS using current polychemotherapy protocols. The finding of a low platelet count at time of diagnosis is in keeping with the knowledge that AMKL-DS is a malignancy of platelet progenitor cells.

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Child, PreschoolDown SyndromeFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIrelandLeukemia, MyeloidMaleRetrospective StudiesAcute megakaryoblastic leukaemiaAMKLDown syndromeTMDTransient myeloproliferative disorder

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PMID32006388
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