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Prognostic value of the rapidity of bone marrow blast cell proliferation in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Leukemia volume 18, pages 172–174 (2004)Cite this article

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The long-term prognosis of adult lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is still disappointing, and only 20–35% of adult patients are cured by chemotherapy. Little is known as to the proliferative activity of ALL in adult patients, and classical kinetic parameters were inconclusive when used as prognosis predictors.

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This work was supported by grants from the Italian Ministero dell'Università e Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (MURST).

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    A Pich, L Chiusa, A Fornari & R Navone

  2. Division of Hematology, S. Giovanni Hospital, Turin, Italy

    C Ceretto, E Audisio & F Marmont

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Pich, A., Chiusa, L., Ceretto, C. et al. Prognostic value of the rapidity of bone marrow blast cell proliferation in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 18, 172–174 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403159

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