Acute T-B cell biphenotypic leukemia:report of four cases with literature review

VernacularTitle:急性T-B细胞双表型白血病四例并文献复习
Author: Liyan LIANG ; Zefeng XU ; Yuan LI ; Liwei FANG ; Huijun WANG ; Li ZHANG ; Yingchang MI ; Fengkui ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Leukemia; mixed-cell; Disease attributes; Therapy
From: Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2009;18(12):721-724
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To strengh the awareness of acute T-B cell biphenotypic leukemia.Methods Four new cases of acute T-B cell biphenotypic leukemia were reported and the related literature were reviewed.Results Fourteen patients with acute T-B cell biphenotypic leukemia.including 4 diagnosed at our hospital and other 10 cases reported in literature,were retrospectively analyzed.Similar clinical fleatures as the typical acute lymphocytic leukemia(ALL) were presented.Ten of 14 cases were male and were within 17 to 46 years old.The disease were refactory to the conventional ALL chemotherapy regimens and deteriorated progressively.Six patients died within 12 months after their diagnosed with the median survival time of ten months. Conclusion Acute T-B cell biphenotypic leukemia is one of the most rare type of leukemia.A better understanding of the clinical and hematological features of this type of leukemia and new therapeutic strategies are needed.