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What Is The Life Expectancy For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia?

Respected doctor my son is suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia.pre-cursor B.He is on Regimen A. and has been given ALL2003 Protocol.what are his chances of survival and what impacts chemotherapy make on his physical and mental development in the long run ?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hematologist,  's  Response
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
Your son has acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Prognosis depends on msny factors like wbc count, age, mediastinal involvement, FAB type, day 7 blast count in bone marrow and many others.
Still if treated well 5 year survival rate is high. If no relapse occur in 10 year then it is considered as cured.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.
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Hematologist,  Dr. Hardik Sanghvi's  Response
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
Life expectancy In acute lymphoblastic leukemia depends on stage of disease, age, percentage of blast cell, type and many other factors. Overall % year survival rate is good if he take regular treatment. Go for regular blood testing also to check your blast cell percentage.

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Wish you a very good health.
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What Is The Life Expectancy For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Your son has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Prognosis depends on msny factors like wbc count, age, mediastinal involvement, FAB type, day 7 blast count in bone marrow and many others. Still if treated well 5 year survival rate is high. If no relapse occur in 10 year then it is considered as cured. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.