Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Researchers at Karolinska University release new data on acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Published in Blood Weekly, March 20th, 2008

According to recent research from Stockholm, Sweden, "Parvovirus B19 infection causes severe cytopenia and can mimic a leukemic relapse or therapy-induced cytopenia in patients with hematologic malignancies. We evaluated the complications of parvovirus B19 infection, including delays in the scheduled course of chemotherapy, in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)."

"Consecutive bone marrow samples were collected from 117 children with ALL and were analyzed for parvovirus B19 DNA by polymerase chain reaction. Clinical and laboratory data were collected from the Nordic Childhood Leukemia Registry and from medical records. Among the 117 children with ALL, 18...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-03-20)

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