Proliferation kinetics and cyclic amp as prognostic factors in adult acute leukemia

Elisabeth Paietta, Karl Mittermayer, Josef Schwarzmeier

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Abstract

In 41 adult patients with acute leukemia (myeloblastic, lymphoblastic, and undifferentiated), proliferation kinetics (as determined by double‐label autoradiography) and cyclic adenosine 3′,5′‐monophosphate (cAMP) concentration were studied for their significance in the prediction of responsiveness to cytostatic therapy. Patients with good clinical response had significantly shorter turnover times and higher labeling indices in the bone marrow than did those who failed to respond to treatment. Cases for which cell kinetics did not correlate with clinical response were explained by variance in the distribution of leukemic blasts between the proliferative cell cycle and the resting pool. Good clinical response was also found to be associated with low levels of cAMP in leukemic cells prior to therapy, whereas high cAMP contents predicted failure. Low cAMP concentrations, however, did not necessarily correlate with short turnover times and vice versa. This might be due to fluctuations of the cAMP concentration during the cell cycle. Cancer 46:102–108, 1980.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)102-108
Number of pages7
JournalCancer
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 1980
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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