Table 5.

Therapeutic Responses and Clinical Courses of Myeloid/NK Cell Precursor Acute Leukemia Cases

Case No.Age (yr)/SexInitial TherapyResponseSubsequent Therapy and Clinical CourseSurvival (mo)
34/M CHOP-B PD  
Received DCVP and attained CR. Relapsed in BM 6 mo after CR, and DOD. 17 
46/M Radiation, CHOP-B NR Received DCVP but no response. DOD. 
54/M DCMP CR Relapsed in BM 27 mo after CR, no response to DCMP. DOD. 30 
29/F DCMP CR Received allo BMT from HLA identical sibling, and died of GVHD in CR. 19 
48/M Radiation CR Received chemotherapy for LBL. Relapsed in BM and testis 23 mo after CR. Attained short 2nd CR by Ara-C + ACR. DOD. 41 
19/M CHOP-L PR Received DCVP and attained CR. Received allo BMT from phenotypically identical father in 1st CR. Relapsed in BM at 13 mo after CR. DOD. 19 
59/M LDCA, DCVP CR Relapsed in CNS 6 mo after CR, with subsequent BM relapse. No response to high-dose Ara-C and DOD. 11 
Case No.Age (yr)/SexInitial TherapyResponseSubsequent Therapy and Clinical CourseSurvival (mo)
34/M CHOP-B PD  
Received DCVP and attained CR. Relapsed in BM 6 mo after CR, and DOD. 17 
46/M Radiation, CHOP-B NR Received DCVP but no response. DOD. 
54/M DCMP CR Relapsed in BM 27 mo after CR, no response to DCMP. DOD. 30 
29/F DCMP CR Received allo BMT from HLA identical sibling, and died of GVHD in CR. 19 
48/M Radiation CR Received chemotherapy for LBL. Relapsed in BM and testis 23 mo after CR. Attained short 2nd CR by Ara-C + ACR. DOD. 41 
19/M CHOP-L PR Received DCVP and attained CR. Received allo BMT from phenotypically identical father in 1st CR. Relapsed in BM at 13 mo after CR. DOD. 19 
59/M LDCA, DCVP CR Relapsed in CNS 6 mo after CR, with subsequent BM relapse. No response to high-dose Ara-C and DOD. 11 

Abbreviations: CHOP-B, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisolone, and bleomycin; DCMP, daunorubicin, cytosine arabinoside, 6-mercaptopurine, and prednisolone; CHOP-L, CHOP and L-asparaginase; LDCA, low-dose cytosine arbinoside; DCVP, daunorubicin, cytosine arabinoside, vindesine, and prednisolone; CR, complete remission; PR, partial response; NR, no response; PD, progressive disease; DOD, died of disease; allo BMT, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; LBL, lymphoblastic lymphoma; ACR, aclarubicin.

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