Survival rates of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a low- income population. A decade of experience at a single institution in M éxico

Conclusion Adults with ALL in Mexico had high-risk characteristics and increased relapse rate, however OS after CR was similar to the highest achieved in developed countries, suggesting that a threshold for curing adult ALL with current therapeutic strategies has been reached. Teaser Adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia has an elevated mortality rate, with little improvement in recent decades. 94 patients treated over ten years in a low-income population were studied. Younger age, elevated high-risk disease and high relapse rate were documented. However, overall survival after complete remission was the same as in industrialized countries. Cure threshold with current treatment approaches has been reached.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research