Publications by authors named "P Ancliffe"
Background: The outcome of infants with KMT2A-germline acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is superior to that of infants with KMT2A-rearranged ALL but has been inferior to non-infant ALL patients. Here, we describe the outcome and prognostic factors for 167 infants with KMT2A-germline ALL enrolled in the Interfant-06 study.
Methods: Univariate analysis on prognostic factors (age, white blood cell count at diagnosis, prednisolone response and CD10 expression) was performed on KMT2A-germline infants in complete remission at the end of induction (EOI; n = 163).
Purpose: Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is characterized by a high incidence of gene rearrangements and poor outcome. We evaluated the value of minimal residual disease (MRD) in infants with -rearranged ALL treated within the Interfant-06 protocol, which compared lymphoid-style consolidation (protocol IB) versus myeloid-style consolidation (araC, daunorubicin, etoposide/mitoxantrone, araC, etoposide).
Materials And Methods: MRD was measured in 249 infants by DNA-based polymerase chain reaction of rearranged , immunoglobulin, and/or T-cell receptor genes, at the end of induction (EOI) and end of consolidation (EOC).
Purpose: Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is characterized by () gene rearrangements and coexpression of myeloid markers. The Interfant-06 study, comprising 18 national and international study groups, tested whether myeloid-style consolidation chemotherapy is superior to lymphoid style, the role of stem-cell transplantation (SCT), and which factors had independent prognostic value.
Materials And Methods: Three risk groups were defined: low risk (LR): germline; high risk (HR): -rearranged and older than 6 months with WBC count 300 × 10/L or more or a poor prednisone response; and medium risk (MR): all other -rearranged cases.