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Clinical Scenario of a 32-Year-Old Female with AYA ALL and the Role of Cytogenetics in AYA ALL

Michael Grunwald, MD, presents the case of a 32-year-old woman with AYA ALL, and Kelly Weaver, NP, DNP, discusses the role of cytogenetics in diagnosing patients with AYA ALL.

Video content above is prompted by the following:

  • A 32-year-old female with a history of migraines and anxiety presented to the Emergency Department with a one-month history of fatigue and weakness and a two-day history of spontaneous bruising.
  • The patient had been undergoing an outpatient workup for anemia with her primary care physician.
  • In the ED, blood counts were noted to be abnormal. White blood cell count was 2.9k with neutrophils 8% and lymphocytes 89%, hemoglobin 4.2 g/dL, and platelet count 6k.
  • Bone marrow examination revealed cellularity of 100% with 80% blasts expressing CD19, CD10, CD34, HLA-DR, CD38, CD43, CD22, and CD24. FISH and PCR for the BCR-ABL translocation were negative.
    • No Ph-like abnormalities were detected.
    • No malignant cells were identified in the cerebrospinal fluid.
  • The patient was initiated on treatment per CALGB 10403.
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