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Guidelines for the Management of Haematological Malignancies

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17 PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC<br />

LEUKAEMIA IN ADULTS<br />

Diagnostic Criteria<br />

17.1 Precursor B-cell Lymphoblastic Leukaemia<br />

Typical Cases<br />

• Bone marrow or solid tissue infiltration with blast cells<br />

• Immunophenotype: CD19+, CD22+, Tdt+, CD117-, CD34var, CD45 wk<br />

Variants<br />

• CD10 and cytoplasmic µ heavy chain define common and pre-B subtypes according to<br />

traditional criteria. These distinctions are <strong>of</strong> no clinical value.<br />

• BCR-ABL associated phenotype: CD34-homo+++, CD10-homo+, CD13+ and/or CD33+,<br />

CD38wk/-.<br />

• t(12;21) associated: common ALL phenotype with CD10-hetero+, CD13+ and/or CD33+.<br />

17.2 Precursor T-lymphoblastic Leukaemia<br />

Typical Cases<br />

• Bone marrow or solid tissue infiltration with blast cells<br />

• Immunophenotype: CD19-, Tdt+, cCD3+, CD2+, CD7+, CD22-, MPO- (by flow)<br />

Definition <strong>of</strong> Remission Status<br />

When a blast cell population with a leukaemia-associated phenotype is detected unequivocally by flow<br />

cytometry on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong> patterns <strong>of</strong> CD34, CD19, CD20 and CD10 expression or PCR this will be<br />

reported as not in remission, with <strong>the</strong> extent <strong>of</strong> infiltration stated. Where <strong>the</strong>se techniques are not<br />

available remission will be defined as a morphological blast cell count <strong>of</strong>

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