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Institutional performance in application of the FAB classification of acute leukemia. The southwest oncology group experience
Author(s) -
Head David R.,
Craven Catherine M.,
Cerezo Lizardo,
Savage Richard A.,
Bickers John N.,
Hartsock Robert,
Hosty Thomas A.,
Saiki John H.,
Wilson Henry E.,
Morrison Francis S.,
Coltman Charles A.,
Hutton John J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19850501)55:9<1979::aid-cncr2820550925>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - medicine , oncology , acute leukemia , leukemia , group (periodic table) , chemistry , organic chemistry
Institutional performance in application of the French‐American‐British (FAB) classification of acute leukemia in The Southwest Oncology Group is presented, demonstrating a disparity between institutional and expert performance. A significant improvement is shown with an educational effort coupled with experience in use of the classification, and the importance of cytochemistry in the use of the classification is illustrated. A simplification of the classification, merging M1, M2, and M4 as M7, is proposed. This simplification improves institutional performance in use of the classification, while preserving distinctions that appear clinically important.