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acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Noun1.acute lymphoblastic leukemiaacute lymphoblastic leukemia - acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
acute leukemia - rapidly progressing leukemia


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Ryan has acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a malignant cancer that originates in cells in bone marrow.
The company expects approval in the treatment of adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph + ALL).
(1) Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a malignant proliferation of white blood cells that begins in the bone marrow and spills over into the bloodstream, involving other organs in the process.
 
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