[Long-term survival in childhood acute lymphocitic leukemia (author's transl)]

An Esp Pediatr. 1978 Jun-Jul;11(6-7):453-60.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Long-term results in the treatment of 116 patients of acute lymphocitic leukemia with ages between six months and seven years are reported. A first group A, formed by 76 patients, was treated with prednisone and vincristine as induction protocol and maintenance therapy with 6-mercaptopurine or methotrexate. No neuromeningeal prophylaxis was made, except some cases in which intratecal methotrexate was applied. 27 patients are alive, 21 of them (27,6%) remain in complete remission for more than three years. A second group B, formed by 40 patients, was treated more recently; with an induction protocol composed by prednisone, vincristine and L-asparaginase. All patients in this group received cranial irradiation and intratecal methotrexate. 31 patients are alive (77,5%), 13 of them (32,5%) remain in complete remission for more than two years. The evolution period in this group B is shorter, but some features are exposed which suggest the possibility of long-term better results.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Asparaginase / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid / mortality*
  • Leukemia, Lymphoid / radiotherapy
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Vincristine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Vincristine
  • Asparaginase
  • Prednisone
  • Methotrexate