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Spontaneous clinical regression in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Author(s) -
Thomas Ranjit,
Ribeiro Isabel,
Shepherd Patricia,
Johnson Peter,
Cook Margaret,
Lakhani Anil,
Kaczmarski Richard,
Carrington Patrick,
Catovsky Daniel
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03286.x
Subject(s) - stage (stratigraphy) , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , medicine , disease , natural history , oncology , leukemia , biology , paleontology
Summary. Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is a B‐cell disorder, which has a median survival of over 10 years from diagnosis for stage A disease. The natural history of stage A disease is generally indolent or only slowly progressive. It is less well known that CLL may undergo spontaneous regression. We report a series of 10 such cases (eight stage A and two stage B) followed at our institutions.