Table 1.

Primary malignancy and time to development of therapy-induced leukemia

ID no.Diagnosis (FAB type)RacePrimary malignancyTreatment of primary malignancy*Time
and type
 1 M2 White Osteogenic sarcoma Methotrexate, anthracycline 90 E 
 2 M2 White Oligodendroglioma CCG 921 (cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, CCNU73 A 
 31-153 M4 White Astrocytoma CCNU, procarbazine 25 E 
 4 M4 White Ependymoma CCG 921, CCG 9881 (VP-1652 E  
 5 M5 White ALL CCG 1882 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide9 A/E 
 61-155 M5 White Non-Hodgkin lymphoma CCG 502 (cyclophosphamide, anthracycline, BCNU56 A/E 
 71-155 M7 Other Choroid plexus carcinoma Cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine 33 A 
 8 M1 Black Hodgkin disease MOPP/ABVD 73 A/E 
 9 M4 Asian ALL CCG 1891 (cyclophosphamide, anthracycline42 A/E 
10 M5 White Non-Hodgkin lymphoma CCG 5911 (cyclophosphamide, anthracycline, ifosfamide28 A/E 
11 RAEB-T White ALL CCG 1922 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide5 A/E 
12 M6 White ALL CCG 1881 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide37 A/E 
13 M5 Other Ewing sarcoma Anthracycline, cyclophosphamide 25 A/E 
141-153 RAEB-T White Hodgkin disease MOPP/ABVD 38 A/E 
151-153 M2 Hispanic Ovarian germ cell CCG 8891 (VP-16, cisplatin, bleomycin) 5 E 
161-155 M5 White Ewing sarcoma Local protocol (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide11 A/E 
17 RAEB-T White Ewing sarcoma CCG 7881+ local protocol (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide38 A/E 
181-153 M5 White Rhabdomyosarcoma CCG 631 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin60 A/E 
191-153 M4 Hispanic Germ cell Local protocol (VP-16) Unknown E  
201-155 M4 White Hodgkin disease CCG 521 (ABVD) 72 E 
211-153 M4 Hispanic Embryonal carcinoma Cisplatin, VP16, bleomycin 13 E 
221-155 M2 Black Neuroblastoma Cyclophosphamide, melphalan, DTIC 116 A  
23 RAEB-T Hispanic Hodgkin disease MOPP/ABVD 36 A/E  
24 RAEB Hispanic ALL MD Anderson protocol (etoposide31 E 
ID no.Diagnosis (FAB type)RacePrimary malignancyTreatment of primary malignancy*Time
and type
 1 M2 White Osteogenic sarcoma Methotrexate, anthracycline 90 E 
 2 M2 White Oligodendroglioma CCG 921 (cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, CCNU73 A 
 31-153 M4 White Astrocytoma CCNU, procarbazine 25 E 
 4 M4 White Ependymoma CCG 921, CCG 9881 (VP-1652 E  
 5 M5 White ALL CCG 1882 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide9 A/E 
 61-155 M5 White Non-Hodgkin lymphoma CCG 502 (cyclophosphamide, anthracycline, BCNU56 A/E 
 71-155 M7 Other Choroid plexus carcinoma Cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine 33 A 
 8 M1 Black Hodgkin disease MOPP/ABVD 73 A/E 
 9 M4 Asian ALL CCG 1891 (cyclophosphamide, anthracycline42 A/E 
10 M5 White Non-Hodgkin lymphoma CCG 5911 (cyclophosphamide, anthracycline, ifosfamide28 A/E 
11 RAEB-T White ALL CCG 1922 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide5 A/E 
12 M6 White ALL CCG 1881 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide37 A/E 
13 M5 Other Ewing sarcoma Anthracycline, cyclophosphamide 25 A/E 
141-153 RAEB-T White Hodgkin disease MOPP/ABVD 38 A/E 
151-153 M2 Hispanic Ovarian germ cell CCG 8891 (VP-16, cisplatin, bleomycin) 5 E 
161-155 M5 White Ewing sarcoma Local protocol (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide11 A/E 
17 RAEB-T White Ewing sarcoma CCG 7881+ local protocol (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide38 A/E 
181-153 M5 White Rhabdomyosarcoma CCG 631 (anthracycline, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin60 A/E 
191-153 M4 Hispanic Germ cell Local protocol (VP-16) Unknown E  
201-155 M4 White Hodgkin disease CCG 521 (ABVD) 72 E 
211-153 M4 Hispanic Embryonal carcinoma Cisplatin, VP16, bleomycin 13 E 
221-155 M2 Black Neuroblastoma Cyclophosphamide, melphalan, DTIC 116 A  
23 RAEB-T Hispanic Hodgkin disease MOPP/ABVD 36 A/E  
24 RAEB Hispanic ALL MD Anderson protocol (etoposide31 E 

RAEB-T indicates RAEB in transformation; A, alkylator-induced tMDS/tMDL; E, topoisomerase-induced. A/E, both agents involved.

*

Listing only of drugs most likely linked to tAML/tMDS. Treatment included drugs mentioned plus others not known to be associated with tMDS/tAML.

Time from primary malignancy in months.

Other chemotherapeutic agents.

F1-153

Sample available for MLL gene rearrangement analysis and no rearrangement found.

F1-155

Sample available for MLL gene rearrangement analysis but DNA degraded.

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