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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
In children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with isolated central nervous system (CNS) relapse and a human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling, the optimal treatment after attaining second remission is unknown. We compared outcomes in 149 patients enrolled on chemotherapy trials and 60 HLA-matched sibling transplants, treated in 1990-2000. All patients achieved a second complete remission. Groups were similar, except the chemotherapy recipients were younger at diagnosis, less likely to have T-cell ALL and had longer duration (> or = 18 months) first remission. To adjust for time-to-transplant bias, left-truncated Cox's regression models were constructed. Relapse rates were similar after chemotherapy and transplantation. In both treatment groups, relapse rates were higher in older children (11-17 years; RR 2.81, P=0.002) and shorter first remission (< 18 months; RR 3.89, P<0.001). Treatment-related mortality rates were higher after transplantation (RR 4.28, P=0.001). The 8-year probabilities of leukemia-free survival adjusted for age and duration of first remission were similar after chemotherapy with irradiation and transplantation (66 and 58%, respectively). In the absence of an advantage for one treatment option over another, the data support use of either intensive chemotherapy with irradiation or HLA-matched sibling transplantation with total body irradiation containing conditioning regimen for children with ALL in second remission after an isolated CNS relapse.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1476-5551
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
281-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Bone Marrow Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Central Nervous System Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Child, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Data Collection, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-HLA Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Histocompatibility, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Leukemic Infiltration, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Radiotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Siblings, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Transplantation Conditioning, pubmed-meshheading:18033318-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Outcomes after HLA-matched sibling transplantation or chemotherapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a second remission after an isolated central nervous system relapse: a collaborative study of the Children's Oncology Group and the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. meapen@mcw.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural