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Should a young adult male patient with Philadelphia-like ALL being treated on the Alliance A041501 protocol and in remission undergo transplant?

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Medical Oncology · University of Maryland Cancer Center

I would offer transplant. Ph-like ALL usually carries a poor prognosis and has been associated with worse overall survival and event-free survival compared to patients with other non-Philadelphia positive B-ALL (with approximately 5-year survival of 23% versus 59% according to a study by MD Anderson...

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