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Sierra et al.<br />

Months<br />

Figure 4<br />

< 30,000 WBC (n= 21), 52%<br />

1 h+l—I -H<br />

> 30,000 WBC (n= 11), 18%<br />

20 40 60 80 100 120<br />

Months<br />

Figure 5<br />

Several authors have emphasized that adult ALL with adverse prognostic<br />

factors in CR1 may be cured in only 20-28% of cases. 4<br />

79<br />

AutoSCT could be an<br />

option in these cases. However, in our experience most of the factors affecting<br />

the outcome with chemotherapy also influenced the results of P-autoBMT.<br />

Consequently, the question of whether autoSCT may benefit a subset of high-

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