Good prognostic factor for AML are all except -
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Acute Mega karyoblastic leukemia Good Prognostic factors for children with AMLo Prognostic factors are not quite as important in predicting outcome or in guiding treatment for AML as they* are for ALL.o Age at diagnosis: Children younger than age 2.o Initial white blood cell (WBC) count; Children with AML whose WBC count is less than 100,000 cells per cubic millimeter Down syndrome: Children with Down syndrome who develop AML tend to have a good outlook.o Subtype of AML: the acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) M3 subtype tends to have a good outlook while undifferentiated AML (MO) and acute megakaryoblast ic leukemia (M7) are harder to treat.o Chromosome changes: Children with leukemia cell translocations between chromosomes 15 and 17 or between 8 and 21, or with an inversion (rearrangement) of chromosome 16 have a better chance of being cured.o Response to treatment: Children whose leukemia responds quickly to treatment.o Body weight: Children within the normal weight range tend to do better than children who are underweight or overweight.
Age less than 2 years
Acute promyelocytic leukemia
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
Associated with down syndrome
Leukemias and Lymphoma