| Literature DB >> 25332571 |
Shailendra Prasad Verrma1, Tarun Kumar Dutta1, K V Vinod2, Biswajit Dubashi3, Kishore Kumar Ariga2.
Abstract
Pre-T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a relatively rare leukemia. Twenty to 30 % of adult B cell leukemia cases are Philadelphia chromosome positive and it has a therapeutic and prognostic significance. Incidence and outcome of Ph+ T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T cell ALL) is unknown. Only about 25 cases of de novo Ph+ T cell ALL and 44 cases of Ph+ T ALL in blastic phase of CML has been reported. Differentiation between Ph+ Pre-T ALL/LBL and T cell lymphoblastic crises of chronic myeloid leukemia may be difficult. We report a case of adult T cell ALL having Philadelphia chromosome as the cytogenetic abnormality. He was treated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia induction chemotherapy and Imatinib and achieved complete remission.Entities:
Keywords: Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+); T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T cell ALL)
Year: 2014 PMID: 25332571 PMCID: PMC4192242 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-013-0314-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus ISSN: 0971-4502 Impact factor: 0.900