IMMUNOPHENOTYPIC FEATURES OF CHILDHOOD AND ADULT ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA (ALL) - EXPERIENCE OF THE GERMAN MULTICENTER TRIALS ALL-BFM AND GMALL

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作者
LUDWIG, WD
REITER, A
LOFFLER, H
GOKBUGET
HOELZER, D
RIEHM, H
THIEL, E
机构
[1] Department of Medical Oncology, Applied Molecular Biology, Robert Rössle Clinic, Free University of Berlin
[2] Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
[3] Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Kiel
[4] Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Frankfurt
[5] Department of Hematology and Oncology, Klinikum Steglitz, Free University of Berlin
关键词
ALL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING;
D O I
10.3109/10428199409052679
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Immunophenotyping prospectively performed in about 2800 children and adults within the framework of the German multicentre ALL trials revealed marked differences in frequency distribution of immunologic subgroups with a higher incidence of immature B-cell precursor and pre-T/T phenotypic features in adults. Detailed immunophenotypic characterization by applying monoclonal antibodies to lymphoid- and myeloid-associated antigens as well as non-lineage-restricted molecules underlined the diagnostic value of pan-B and pan-T antigens that were expressed in virtually all cases of B-cell precursor (CD19, CD24) or T-cell ALL (cytoplasmic CD3, CD7) for lineage affiliation of leukemic blasts. About 10% of children and 20% of adults disclosed simultaneous expression of lymphoid markers and at least one myeloid-lineage-associated antigen. Our data confirm that immunophenotyping in ALL provides a solid basis for a biologically oriented and reliable classification of this heterogeneous disease.
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