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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Anthony MoormanORCiD, Professor Christine Harrison FRCPath FMedSci
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High hyperdiploidy (HeH) (51 to 65 chromosomes) is found in one third of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is associated with a good prognosis. Cytogenetic features may further refine this prognosis and identify patients with a poor outcome. We examined the effect of sex, age, individual trisomies, modal number, and structural abnormalities on survival among 700 children with HeH. Univariate analysis showed that age. sex, +4, +10, +18, and a high modal number were associated with survival. Multivariate analysis however, revealed that only age, sex, +4, and +18 were independent indicators. Hazard scores for predicting relapse and mortality were constructed. Three risk groups with 5-year event-free survival (EFS) rates of 86%, 75%, and 50% (P <.0001) were identified. The high-risk group comprised boys older than 9 years, boys aged 1 through 9 years without +18, and girls older than 9 years without +18, while girls aged 1 through 9 years with +18 had the best EFS. In terms of mortality, those younger than age 10 years with both +4 and +18 had an improved survival (96% vs 84% at 5 years, P <.0001). These findings confirm that the outcome of children with HeH is heterogeneous and that specific trisomies can identify patients with the greatest and least risk of treatment failure.
Author(s): Moorman AV, Richards SM, Martineau M, Cheung KL, Robinson HM, Jalali GR, Broadfield ZJ, Harris RL, Taylor KE, Gibson BES, Hann IM, Hill FGH, Kinsey SE, Eden TOB, Mitchell CD, Harrison CJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Blood
Year: 2003
Volume: 102
Issue: 8
Pages: 2756-2762
ISSN (print): 0006-4971
ISSN (electronic): 1528-0020
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2003-04-1128
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-04-1128
Notes: United Kingdom Medical Research Council's Childhood Leukemia Working Party Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't United States
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