Ching-Hon Pui1, Jun J Yang2, Stephen P Hunger2, Rob Pieters2, Martin Schrappe2, Andrea Biondi2, Ajay Vora2, André Baruchel2, Lewis B Silverman2, Kjeld Schmiegelow2, Gabriele Escherich2, Keizo Horibe2, Yves C M Benoit2, Shai Izraeli2, Allen Eng Juh Yeoh2, Der-Cherng Liang2, James R Downing2, William E Evans2, Mary V Relling2, Charles G Mullighan2. 1. Ching-Hon Pui, Jun J. Yang, James R. Downing, Williams E. Evans, Mary V. Relling, and Charles G. Mullighan, St Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; Stephen P. Hunger, University of Colorado School of Medicine and the University of Colorado Cancer Center and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; Rob Pieters, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Martin Schrappe, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel; Gabriele Escherich, Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Andrea Biondi, Clinica Pediatrica and Centro Ricerca Tettamanti, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; Ajay Vora, Children's Cancer Group, School of Cancer, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; André Baruchel, Hôpital Robert Debré and University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France; Lewis B. Silverman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Kjeld Schmiegelow, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Juliane Marie Centre, the University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Keizo Horibe, Nagoya Medical Center, Clinical Research Center, Nagoya, Japan; Yves C.M. Benoit, Universiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium; Shai Izraeli, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Allen Eng Juh Yeoh, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Cancer Science Institute, National University of Singapore, and Viva-University Children's Cancer Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore; and Der-Cherng Liang, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. ching-hon.pui@stjude.org. 2. Ching-Hon Pui, Jun J. Yang, James R. Downing, Williams E. Evans, Mary V. Relling, and Charles G. Mullighan, St Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN; Stephen P. Hunger, University of Colorado School of Medicine and the University of Colorado Cancer Center and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO; Rob Pieters, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Martin Schrappe, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel; Gabriele Escherich, Clinic of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Andrea Biondi, Clinica Pediatrica and Centro Ricerca Tettamanti, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; Ajay Vora, Children's Cancer Group, School of Cancer, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; André Baruchel, Hôpital Robert Debré and University of Paris Diderot, Paris, France; Lewis B. Silverman, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Kjeld Schmiegelow, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Juliane Marie Centre, the University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Keizo Horibe, Nagoya Medical Center, Clinical Research Center, Nagoya, Japan; Yves C.M. Benoit, Universiteit Gent, Gent, Belgium; Shai Izraeli, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Allen Eng Juh Yeoh, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Cancer Science Institute, National University of Singapore, and Viva-University Children's Cancer Centre, National University Hospital, Singapore; and Der-Cherng Liang, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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PURPOSE: To review the impact of collaborative studies on advances in the biology and treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children and adolescents. METHODS: A review of English literature on childhood ALL focusing on collaborative studies was performed. The resulting article was reviewed and revised by the committee chairs of the major ALL study groups. RESULTS: With long-term survival rates for ALL approaching 90% and the advent of high-resolution genome-wide analyses, several international study groups or consortia were established to conduct collaborative research to further improve outcome. As a result, treatment strategies have been improved for several subtypes of ALL, such as infant, MLL-rearranged, Philadelphia chromosome-positive, and Philadelphia chromosome-like ALL. Many recurrent genetic abnormalities that respond to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and multiple genetic determinants of drug resistance and toxicities have been identified to help develop targeted therapy. Several genetic polymorphisms have been recognized that show susceptibility to developing ALL and that help explain the racial/ethnic differences in the incidence of ALL. CONCLUSION: The information gained from collaborative studies has helped decipher the heterogeneity of ALL to help improve personalized treatment, which will further advance the current high cure rate and the quality of life for children and adolescents with ALL.
PURPOSE: To review the impact of collaborative studies on advances in the biology and treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children and adolescents. METHODS: A review of English literature on childhood ALL focusing on collaborative studies was performed. The resulting article was reviewed and revised by the committee chairs of the major ALL study groups. RESULTS: With long-term survival rates for ALL approaching 90% and the advent of high-resolution genome-wide analyses, several international study groups or consortia were established to conduct collaborative research to further improve outcome. As a result, treatment strategies have been improved for several subtypes of ALL, such as infant, MLL-rearranged, Philadelphia chromosome-positive, and Philadelphia chromosome-like ALL. Many recurrent genetic abnormalities that respond to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and multiple genetic determinants of drug resistance and toxicities have been identified to help develop targeted therapy. Several genetic polymorphisms have been recognized that show susceptibility to developing ALL and that help explain the racial/ethnic differences in the incidence of ALL. CONCLUSION: The information gained from collaborative studies has helped decipher the heterogeneity of ALL to help improve personalized treatment, which will further advance the current high cure rate and the quality of life for children and adolescents with ALL.
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