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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-7
pubmed:abstractText
Submorphologic (ie, minimal) residual disease (MRD) can be monitored in virtually all children and adolescents with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) using methods such as flow cytometric detection of leukemic immunophenotypes or polymerase chain reaction amplification of fusion transcripts, gene mutations, and clonal rearrangements of antigen-receptor genes. Numerous studies have demonstrated the clinical importance of measuring MRD, spurring the design of clinical trials in which MRD is used for risk assignment and treatment selection. Emerging results from these trials suggest that the adverse prognostic impact of low levels of MRD during the early phases of therapy can be diminished by treatment intensification. This article discusses the methods used for detecting MRD in childhood AML and ALL, the data obtained in studies correlating MRD with treatment outcome, the results of the initial trials using MRD, and the practical aspects related to the design of MRD-based clinical studies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1558-822X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-76
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Progress of minimal residual disease studies in childhood acute leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. dario.campana@stjude.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural