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Risk group classification at initial diagnosis
Source: Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: April 21, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment of Relapsed Childhood ALL / Prognostic Factors After First Relapse of Childhood ALL
The COG reported that risk group classification at the time of initial diagnosis was prognostically significant after relapse. Patients with B-ALL who met National Cancer Institute (NCI) standard-risk criteria at initial diagnosis fared better after relapse than did NCI high-risk patients.[15]
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