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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute lymphocytic leukemia, an aggressive B- or T-cell progenitor blood cancer; most common childhood cancer, ~90% 5-year child survival, reclassified genomically in ICC 2022 and WHO 5th edition.
Classification and diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
The classification and diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia covers the 20% blast threshold, obligatory morphology, flow cytometry, and molecular genetics, and the 2022 WHO and ICC genetic subgroups.
Lymphoid leukemia
Lymphoid leukemia: cancers of lymphoid blood cells, chiefly acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL, same disease as SLL); ALL peaks in young children, CLL in the elderly; treated with chemotherapy, targeted TKIs, venetoclax, and immunotherapy.