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Trial reportCroatian medical journal2025

Disease characteristics and outcomes of Croatian pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: pretreatment immunophenotypic predictors of high bone marrow minimal residual disease on day 15 of treatment.

Klara Dubravčić, Ružica Lasan Trčić, Ernest Bilić, Josip Konja, Ljubica Rajić, Ranka Femenić, Maja Pavlović, Koraljka Gjadrov Kuveždić, Sunčica Ries, Mirna Sučić and 13 more

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Trial report in Croatian medical journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00764907 (A Randomized Trial of the I-BFM-SG for the Management of Childhood Non-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT00764907 phase3unknown statusnot on this map

A Randomized Trial of the I-BFM-SG for the Management of Childhood Non-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, MotolRan2002Enrolled4,000ConditionsLeukemiaArmsasparaginase, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, daunorubicin hydrochloride, dexamethasone
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23 authors.

Klara DubravčićKlara Dubravčić, Division of Flow Cytometry, Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Children's Hospital Zagreb, Vjekoslava Klaića 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, klara.dubravcic@gmail.com.
Ružica Lasan Trčić
Ernest Bilić
Josip Konja
Ljubica Rajić
Ranka Femenić
Maja Pavlović
Koraljka Gjadrov Kuveždić
Sunčica Ries
Mirna Sučić
Ivana Franić Šimić
Renata Zadro
Margareta Radić Antolic
Ivana Horvat
Gordana Jakovljević
Jelena Roganović
Srđana Čulić
Dubravka Kuljiš
Višnja Armanda
Karolina Malić Tudor
Senada Šerifi
Bernarda Lozić
Drago Batinić

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Abstract

aimTo assess the clinical-biological characteristics and outcomes of Croatian pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). A secondary aim was to evaluate the predictive value of pretreatment leukemia-associated immunophenotypes (LAIPs) for poor early response to induction therapy defined as ≥10% day 15 bone marrow flow cytometry minimal residual disease (FCM-MRD).

methodsThis retrospective cohort study reviewed the medical data of 393 consecutive pediatric ALL patients diagnosed and treated from February 2003 to April 2017 at four Croatian pediatric hemato-oncology centers. FCM data of 379 non-infant patients enrolled in two consecutive intercontinental trials, ALL IC-BFM 2002 (NCT00764907) and ALL IC-BFM 2009 (EudraCT 2010-019722-13), were analyzed to evaluate the association between LAIPs at diagnosis and day 15 FCM-MRD≥10% using univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

resultsThe median age at diagnosis was 5.2 years, with a predominance (83%) of B-cell precursor (BCP) ALL, and high hyperdiploidy (25.1%) and ETV6::RUNX1 (18.7%) as the most common genetic abnormalities. The protocols did not significantly differ in 5-year event-free survival (82.1% vs 81.7%), overall survival (88% vs 85%), and cumulative incidence of relapse (12.3% vs 10%). FCM-MRD≥10% on day 15 was identified in 22.1% of patients and was predicted by white blood cell (WBC) count ≥20×109/L (P=0.011) and strong expression of CD34 (P=0.032) and CD13 (P=0.001) at diagnosis.

conclusionThe characteristics and survival rates of Croatian pediatric ALL patients aligned with ALL IC-BFM data. WBC≥20×109/L, CD34strong, and CD13strong independently predicted poor early response in BCP-ALL, suggesting a potential prognostic value of LAIPs at diagnosis.

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Bone MarrowNeoplasm, ResidualPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCroatiaFemaleFlow CytometryHumansImmunophenotypingInfantMalePrognosisRetrospective Studies

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