Abstract

ACUTE lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a hematologic malignant disease characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of immature lymphocytes and their progenitors. Although ALL is most common in children, a substantial proportion of cases occur in adolescents and adults. In the past 20 years there has been considerable progress in the treatment of children with the disease, with cure rates of 50 to 70 per cent reported in several large studies.1 2 3 Progress in the treatment of adults with ALL has been more difficult to achieve, and until recently there was general agreement that adults have lower remission rates, briefer remissions, and shorter . . .

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