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    t(1;5)(q23;q33) in a patient with high-risk B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    (1996) Barriga, F; Bertin, P; Legues, E; Risueno, C; Andrade, W; Cabrera, E; Grebe, G
    The t(1;5)(q23;q33) is a rare genetic anomaly that was reported previously in two infants with a myeloproliferative disorder and eosinophilia and in one adult patient with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). A 13-year-old boy with high-risk early pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who presented to our institution carried the t(1;5)(q23;q33). He had an initial blast count of 230 x 10(9)/L and responded poorly to prednisone. Complete remission ICR) was achieved, and he had a bone marrow (BM) relapse 3 months after despite intensive consolidation therapy He underwent allogeneic BM transplantation (BMT) from a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-identical sibling in early relapse with total body irradiation (TBI) and cyclophosphamide conditioning. He had a short second CR with a central nervous system (CNS) relapse on day +106 after BMT. Two of the previously reported patients also did not respond to chemotherapy. The t(1;5)(q23;q33) appears to be a rare lineage nonspecific anomaly related to hematologic malignancies that are resistant to current therapy.