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Acute leukemia

MedGen UID:
43225
Concept ID:
C0085669
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Acute leukemias
SNOMED CT: Acute leukemia (91855006); Acute leukemia, morphology, including blast cell OR undifferentiated leukemia (24072005); Acute leukemia, disease (91855006); Acute leukemia (24072005)
 
HPO: HP:0002488
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0010643

Definition

A clonal (malignant) hematopoietic disorder with an acute onset, affecting the bone marrow and the peripheral blood. The malignant cells show minimal differentiation and are called blasts, either myeloid blasts (myeloblasts) or lymphoid blasts (lymphoblasts). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute leukemia

Conditions with this feature

Storage pool disease of platelets
MedGen UID:
19351
Concept ID:
C0032197
Disease or Syndrome
A rare hemorrhagic disorder due to a constitutional platelet anomaly characterized by moderate to severe deficiency in both platelet alpha-granules and dense bodies, resulting in impaired platelet function and decreased aggregation responses. Patients present increased bleeding tendency with symptoms like easy bruising, or menorrhagia.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
322656
Concept ID:
C1835398
Disease or Syndrome
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a cancer predisposition syndrome associated with high risks for a diverse spectrum of childhood- and adult-onset malignancies. The lifetime risk of cancer in individuals with LFS is =70% for men and =90% for women. Five cancer types account for the majority of LFS tumors: adrenocortical carcinomas, breast cancer, central nervous system tumors, osteosarcomas, and soft-tissue sarcomas. LFS is associated with an increased risk of several additional cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, gastrointestinal cancers, cancers of head and neck, kidney, larynx, lung, skin (e.g., melanoma), ovary, pancreas, prostate, testis, and thyroid. Individuals with LFS are at increased risk for cancer in childhood and young adulthood; survivors are at increased risk for multiple primary cancers.
Leukemia, acute, X-linked
MedGen UID:
502257
Concept ID:
C3501854
Neoplastic Process
X-linked form of acute leukemia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pardanani A
Am J Hematol 2023 Jul;98(7):1097-1116. Epub 2023 May 22 doi: 10.1002/ajh.26962. PMID: 37309222
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Devine SM, Larson RA
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kintossou AK, Blanco-Lopez J, Iguacel I, Pisanu S, Almeida CCB, Steliarova-Foucher E, Sierens C, Gunter MJ, Ladas EJ, Barr RD, Van Herck K, Kozlakidis Z, Huybrechts I
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Reikvam H, Hatfield KJ, Wendelbo Ø, Lindås R, Lassalle P, Bruserud Ø
Biomolecules 2022 Mar 24;12(4) doi: 10.3390/biom12040492. PMID: 35454082Free PMC Article
Alexander TB, Orgel E
Curr Oncol Rep 2021 Feb 5;23(2):22. doi: 10.1007/s11912-020-01010-w. PMID: 33544265
Ye Z, Wang S
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Peters JM, Ansari MQ
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2011 Jan;135(1):44-54. doi: 10.5858/2010-0387-RAR.1. PMID: 21204710

Diagnosis

Weinberg OK, Arber DA
Am J Clin Pathol 2022 Jul 1;158(1):27-34. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac070. PMID: 35775438
Alexander TB, Orgel E
Curr Oncol Rep 2021 Feb 5;23(2):22. doi: 10.1007/s11912-020-01010-w. PMID: 33544265
Chen X, Cherian S
Clin Lab Med 2017 Dec;37(4):753-769. Epub 2017 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2017.07.003. PMID: 29128067
Rose-Inman H, Kuehl D
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2017 Dec;31(6):1011-1028. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2017.08.006. PMID: 29078921
Peters JM, Ansari MQ
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2011 Jan;135(1):44-54. doi: 10.5858/2010-0387-RAR.1. PMID: 21204710

Therapy

Dean AQ, Luo S, Twomey JD, Zhang B
MAbs 2021 Jan-Dec;13(1):1951427. doi: 10.1080/19420862.2021.1951427. PMID: 34291723Free PMC Article
Stern A, Green H, Paul M, Vidal L, Leibovici L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Oct 1;2014(10):CD005590. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005590.pub3. PMID: 25269391Free PMC Article
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N Engl J Med 2011 Oct 6;365(14):1273-83. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0910383. PMID: 21991949Free PMC Article
Cheson BD, Bennett JM, Kopecky KJ, Büchner T, Willman CL, Estey EH, Schiffer CA, Doehner H, Tallman MS, Lister TA, Lo-Coco F, Willemze R, Biondi A, Hiddemann W, Larson RA, Löwenberg B, Sanz MA, Head DR, Ohno R, Bloomfield CD; International Working Group for Diagnosis, Standardization of Response Criteria, Treatment Outcomes, and Reporting Standards for Therapeutic Trials in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
J Clin Oncol 2003 Dec 15;21(24):4642-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.04.036. PMID: 14673054
Cheson B
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 2002 Jan;3(1):165-70. PMID: 12054068

Prognosis

Liu S, Hu B, Zhang J
Hematology 2024 Dec;29(1):2327916. Epub 2024 Apr 5 doi: 10.1080/16078454.2024.2327916. PMID: 38578123
Venugopal S, Zhou S, El Jamal SM, Lane AA, Mascarenhas J
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk 2019 Sep;19(9):545-554. Epub 2019 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.06.002. PMID: 31281107
Rose-Inman H, Kuehl D
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2014 Aug;32(3):579-96. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2014.04.004. PMID: 25060251
Wang RC, Yang L, Tang Y, Bai O
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2013;14(9):5257-61. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.9.5257. PMID: 24175810
Isaacs H Jr
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2003 May;25(5):348-61. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200305000-00002. PMID: 12759620

Clinical prediction guides

Palmer J
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2023 Dec 8;2023(1):676-681. doi: 10.1182/hematology.2023000453. PMID: 38066916Free PMC Article
Lucero J, Al-Harbi S, Yee KWL
Curr Oncol 2023 Jun 27;30(7):6177-6196. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070459. PMID: 37504319Free PMC Article
Lyu T, Li X, Song Y
Chin Med J (Engl) 2023 Apr 20;136(8):886-898. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000002642. PMID: 37010259Free PMC Article
Reikvam H, Hatfield KJ, Wendelbo Ø, Lindås R, Lassalle P, Bruserud Ø
Biomolecules 2022 Mar 24;12(4) doi: 10.3390/biom12040492. PMID: 35454082Free PMC Article
Ten Cate H, Leader A
Hamostaseologie 2021 Apr;41(2):120-126. Epub 2021 Apr 15 doi: 10.1055/a-1393-8302. PMID: 33860520

Recent systematic reviews

Kintossou AK, Blanco-Lopez J, Iguacel I, Pisanu S, Almeida CCB, Steliarova-Foucher E, Sierens C, Gunter MJ, Ladas EJ, Barr RD, Van Herck K, Kozlakidis Z, Huybrechts I
Nutrients 2023 Aug 29;15(17) doi: 10.3390/nu15173775. PMID: 37686807Free PMC Article
Bønløkke ST, Ommen HB, Hvas AM
Semin Thromb Hemost 2021 Jul;47(5):569-580. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1725099. PMID: 34058766
Karalexi MA, Dessypris N, Thomopoulos TP, Ntouvelis E, Kantzanou M, Diamantaras AA, Moschovi M, Baka M, Hatzipantelis E, Kourti M, Polychronopoulou S, Stiakaki E, Mora AM, Wunsch-Filho V, Infante-Rivard C, Loutradis D, Petridou ET
Eur J Cancer Prev 2017 Sep;26(5):433-441. doi: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000350. PMID: 28379884
Leak Bryant A, Lee Walton A, Shaw-Kokot J, Mayer DK, Reeve BB
Oncol Nurs Forum 2015 Mar;42(2):E91-E101. doi: 10.1188/15.ONF.E91-E101. PMID: 25806895Free PMC Article
Stern A, Green H, Paul M, Vidal L, Leibovici L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Oct 1;2014(10):CD005590. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005590.pub3. PMID: 25269391Free PMC Article

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