{"title":"Change in prognostic factors.","authors":"D Hoelzer, N Gökbuget","doi":"10.1038/leusup.2012.4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of evaluating prognostic factors in acute lymphoblastic leukemia is, first, to stratify patients into adverse- or good-risk groups, second, to determine different treatment options accordingly and, third, to evaluate their potential outcome. Prognostic factors are particularly relevant for disease-free survival and overall survival. </p>","PeriodicalId":91571,"journal":{"name":"Leukemia supplements","volume":"1 Suppl 2","pages":"S1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2012-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1038/leusup.2012.4","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Leukemia supplements","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/leusup.2012.4","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2012/8/9 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The purpose of evaluating prognostic factors in acute lymphoblastic leukemia is, first, to stratify patients into adverse- or good-risk groups, second, to determine different treatment options accordingly and, third, to evaluate their potential outcome. Prognostic factors are particularly relevant for disease-free survival and overall survival.