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ReviewBlood advances2025

Advances and updates in pediatric anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

Lianna J Marks, Eric Lowe, Kala Kamdar

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Review in Blood advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 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.

Lianna J MarksDivision of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation, and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.ORCID 0000-0001-6036-3127
Eric LoweDepartment of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA.ORCID 0000-0001-5367-3477
Kala KamdarDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0003-0892-7727

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractAnaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a rare form of mature T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In pediatric patients, most cases are anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive. Despite intensive multiagent chemotherapy regimens, treatment failure rates remain at 25% to 30%. Recent advancements in targeted therapies, notably ALK inhibitors and the anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin have demonstrated substantial activity in relapsed and refractory settings. Molecular detection of minimal disseminated disease (MDD) and minimal residual disease (MRD) offers improved prognostic stratification. For patients with relapsed or refractory disease, targeted therapies have increased treatment options, but more work needs to be done to define optimal treatment regimens, duration, and need for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in this group. Immune therapies such as checkpoint inhibitors or chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy provide additional therapeutic options. Incorporating targeted therapies and MDD/MRD assessments into clinical trials could significantly improve outcomes for pediatric and adolescent patients with ALCL.

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Lymphoma, Large-Cell, AnaplasticAdolescentAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseChildDisease ManagementHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPrognosisAnaplastic Lymphoma Kinase

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PMID40690755
PMCPMC12506560

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