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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
The expression of the pluripotent stem cell antigen CD34 was evaluated at diagnosis in forty-five adult patients with de novo ALL. Comparison of clinical and hematological features between CD34 positive (24/45) and CD34 negative (21/45) patients showed that the former were of older age, had more pronounced lymphoid organ involvement and higher serum LDH levels. Immunophenotypic analysis of marrow blast cells revealed a significant predominance of the 'null' phenotype in the CD34 positive group, together with a strong expression of the VLA-4 and VLA-5 integrins (fibronectin receptors). CD34 positive ALL were also more frequently associated with either aberrant myeloid-related antigens (CD13, CD33) or the P-gp/MDR-1 phenotype. Only 11 out of 24 (45%) CD34 positive patients achieved complete remission after induction chemotherapy, compared to 20/21 (95%) CD34 negative cases. Furthermore, survival was significantly shorter in the CD34 positive group (6.6 mo. vs 13.5 mo.). These results suggest that in ALL, as in AML, CD34 positivity may predict a poor prognosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1042-8194
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Integrins, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Ploidies, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:7496352-Translocation, Genetic
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
CD34 expression in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
1st and 2nd Chair of Hematology, University of Catania, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article