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Prognostic value of genetic alterations in children with first bone marrow relapse of childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Leukemia - 1 Feb 2013
Krentz S, Hof J, Mendioroz A, Vaggopoulou R, Dörge P, Lottaz C, Engelmann J C, Groeneveld T W L, Körner G, Seeger K, Hagemeier C, Henze G, Eckert C, von Stackelberg A, Kirschner-Schwabe R
Abstract excerpt
Despite risk-adapted treatment, survival of children with relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains poor compared with that of patients with initial diagnosis of ALL. Leukemia-associated genetic alterations may provide novel prognostic factors to refine present relapse treatment strategies. Therefore, we investigated the clinical relevance of 13 recurrent genetic alterations in 204 children treated...
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