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Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review

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    • Li Zhang
    • Meng Chen
    • Bo Feng
    • Pu Kuang
    • Peng He
    • Ting Liu
    • Ling Pan
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    Affiliations: Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China, Third Division of Internal Medicine, District People's Hospital, Qionglai Medical Center Hospital, Qionglai, Sichuan 611530, P.R. China
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Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has a rapid onset and rarely occurs with exclusive prodrome of general osteoporosis and vertebral compression fractures. However, Philadelphia chromosome‑positive (Ph+) ALL has a poor prognosis, even when patients are treated with intensive chemotherapy, and the first‑line effective treatment requires further elucidation. The present study focused on a 56‑year‑old Chinese male patient who initially presented with spontaneous bone fractures and was ultimately diagnosed as Ph+ ALL after 6 months, which required to preliminarily exclude a working diagnosis of myeloma. Apart from intensive chemotherapy, the patient successfully completed an imatinib‑based regimen and achieved complete remission (CR) 2 weeks later. Subsequently, the patient was subjected to consolidation treatment using the same imatinib regimen combined with interferon‑α 2b for 9 courses. In November 2013, the patient had achieved persistent hematological and molecular genetic normality for ~16 months after the initial CR. In conclusion, Ph+ ALL must be considered in the differential diagnosis of adults experiencing unexplained bone disease.
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Zhang L, Chen M, Feng B, Kuang P, He P, Liu T and Pan L: Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 10: 2051-2054, 2015.
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Zhang, L., Chen, M., Feng, B., Kuang, P., He, P., Liu, T., & Pan, L. (2015). Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 10, 2051-2054. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3539
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Zhang, L., Chen, M., Feng, B., Kuang, P., He, P., Liu, T., Pan, L."Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 10.4 (2015): 2051-2054.
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Zhang, L., Chen, M., Feng, B., Kuang, P., He, P., Liu, T., Pan, L."Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 10, no. 4 (2015): 2051-2054. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3539
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Zhang L, Chen M, Feng B, Kuang P, He P, Liu T and Pan L: Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 10: 2051-2054, 2015.
APA
Zhang, L., Chen, M., Feng, B., Kuang, P., He, P., Liu, T., & Pan, L. (2015). Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 10, 2051-2054. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3539
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Zhang, L., Chen, M., Feng, B., Kuang, P., He, P., Liu, T., Pan, L."Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 10.4 (2015): 2051-2054.
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Zhang, L., Chen, M., Feng, B., Kuang, P., He, P., Liu, T., Pan, L."Imatinib-based therapy in adult Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 10, no. 4 (2015): 2051-2054. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3539
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