Nationwide survey of pediatric hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Japan.
Sae IshimaruYasuhiro OkamotoChihaya ImaiHirotoshi SakaguchiTomohiko TakiDaisuke HasegawaYuko ChoHarumi KakudaHideki SanoAtsushi ManabeToshihiko ImamuraMotohiro KatoYuki ArakawaHidemi ShimonodanAtsushi SatoSouichi SuenobuTakeshi InukaiArata WatanabeYoshifumi KawanoAtsushi KikutaKeizo HoribeAkira OharaKatsuyoshi KohPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2019)
Outcomes of Japanese ALL patients with fewer than 44 chromosomes were poor, as previously reported in other countries. Although the sample size was small, patients with 44 chromosomes had better prognoses than those previously reported. Further studies including international collaboration are needed to improve outcomes for pediatric ALL patients with fewer than 44 chromosomes.