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Carcinoma; Malignancy; Neoplasm; Oncology; Tumor |
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult; Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | |
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Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ALL face an increased risk of complications as a result of their cancer treatment
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Natural killer cells that attack cancer cells and viruses Blood cell development A blood stem cell goes through several steps to become a red blood cell platelet or white blood cell In ALL too many stem cells develop into lymphoblasts or
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A procedure used to collect cerebrospinal fluid from the spinal column This is done by placing a needle into the spinal column This procedure is also called an LP or spinal tap Lumbar puncture A patient lies in a curled position on a table After a small area on the lower back is numbed a spinal needle a long thin needle is inserted into the lower part of the
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to the brain and spinal cord it is called central nervous system CNS sanctuary therapy or CNS prophylaxis Intrathecal chemotherapy is given in addition to chemotherapy by mouth or vein Intrathecal chemotherapy Anticancer drugs are injected into the intrathecal space which is the space that holds the cerebrospinal fluid CSF shown in blue There are two different ways to
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Bergamo Samantha Decandia Sara Santinelli Antonella Vitale Maria Teresa Petrucci Michele Milella Robert Foa Agostino Tafuri Dept of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology University La Sapienza Rome Italy Medical Oncology A Regina Elena National Cancer Institute Rome Italy The treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia ALL remains unsatisfactory A
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