Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Research from A.M. Butturini et al has provided new information about acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 30th, 2007
In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the effect of obesity (defined as a body mass index > 95th percentile for age and sex at diagnosis) on outcome of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We retrospectively analyzed data from 4,260 patients with newly diagnosed ALL enrolled from 1988 to 1995 onto five concurrent Children's Cancer Group studies. Results were verified in a second cohort of 1,733 patients enrolled onto a sixth study from 1996 to 2002."
"Results The 1988 to 1995 cohort included 343 obese and 3,971 nonobese patients. The 5-year event-free survival rate and risk of relapse in obese versus nonobese...
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