44 Treatments  for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

20 Tests 3 Medical Procedures 2 Surgical Procedures 16 Prescribed Medications

3 Alternative Procedures

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Tests for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

1. Bone Marrow Biopsy A bone marrow biopsy is the removal of soft tissue from inside bone. Bone marrow grows inside some of the larger bones in the body. It produces platelets and red an...  More Costs

2. Bone Marrow Aspiration Bone marrow is the soft tissue inside bones that helps form blood cells. It is found in the hollow part of most bones. Bone marrow aspiration is the removal of a sm...  More Costs

3. Peripheral Blood Smear A blood smear is a blood test that gives information about the number and shape of blood cells.  More Costs

4. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More Costs

5. Cytodiagnosis Cytology is the examination of individual cells and small clusters of cells, and may be used for the diagnosis and screening of diseases, including cancers. Cytolog...  More

6. Differential White Blood Cell Count Test The blood differential test measures the percentage of each type of white blood cell (WBC) that you have in your blood. It also reveals if there are any abnormal or...  More

7. Blood or Bone Marrow Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TDT) Stain

8. Leukemia Phenotype Panel

9. Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TDT) Activity Measurement

10. Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test A complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following: The number of red blood cells (RBCs; The number of white blood cells (WBCs; The total amount of hemog...  More Costs

11. Biopsy A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination.  More

12. Computed Tomography (CT) Scan A computed tomography (CT) scan is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the body. See also: Cranial CT scan; Lumbosacral sp...  More

13. Immunophenotyping

14. Biopsy of Lymph Node Lymph node biopsy is a test in which a lymph node or a piece of a lymph node is removed for examination under a microscope. The lymphatic system is made up of lymph...  More

15. Blood Chemistry Measurement

16. Chest X-Ray A chest x-ray is an x-ray of the chest, lungs, heart, large arteries, ribs, and diaphragm.  More Costs

17. MRI Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive way to take pictures of the body. Unlike x-rays and computed tomographic (CT) scans, which use radiation, MRI uses...  More

18. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for disease in the body. Unlike magnetic re...  More

19. Spinal Tap Lumbar puncture (LP) is the technique of using a needle to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the spinal canal. CSF is the clear, watery liquid that protects t...  More Costs

20. Ultrasound Scan Ultrasound involves the use of high-frequency sound waves to create images of organs and systems within the body.  More

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Medical Procedures for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

1. Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy uses high powered x-rays or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells.  More Costs

2. Blood Transfusion The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient).  More

3. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article ...  More Costs

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Surgical Procedures for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

1. Bone Marrow Transplant A bone marrow transplant delivers healthy bone marrow stem cells into the patient. It replaces bone marrow that is either not working properly or has been destroyed...  More

2. Stem Cell Transplant

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Prescribed Medications for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

1. methotrexate(Trexall , Rheumatrex Dose Pack) METHOTREXATE (METH oh TREX ate) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine affects cells that are rapidly growing, such as cancer cells and cells in your mouth and stoma...  More

2. cyclophosphamide(Cytoxan , others...) CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (sye kloe FOSS fa mide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like lymph...  More

3. vinCRIStine(Oncovin , Vincasar PFS) VINCRISTINE (vin KRIS teen) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like Hodgkin's dis...  More

4. predniSONE(Deltasone , others...) PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated inc...  More

5. cytarabine(Cytosar-U , Tarabine PFS) CYTARABINE, ARA-C (sye TARE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine reduces the growth of cancer cells and can suppress the immune system. It is used for trea...  More

6. DOXOrubicin(Adriamycin , Adriamycin RDF) This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More

7. etoposide(VePesid , others...) ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.  More

8. dexamethasone(Decadron , others...) DEXAMETHASONE (dex a METH a sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions tre...  More

9. asparaginase(Elspar ) L-ASPARAGINASE (L- a SPARE a gi nase) is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). It is used in combination with other chemotherapy agents.  More

10. mercaptopurine(Purinethol ) MERCAPTOPURINE, 6-MP (mer kap toe PYOOR een) is a chemotherapy drug. It interferes with the growth of cancer cells and can reduce immune system activity. It is used...  More

11. DAUNOrubicin(Cerubidine ) DAUNORUBICIN (daw noe ROO bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute leukemias.  More

12. mitoxantrone(Novantrone ) MITOXANTRONE (MYE toe ZAN trone) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to ...  More

13. idarubicin(Idamycin , Idamycin PFS) IDARUBICIN (eye da RUE bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML).  More

14. dasatinib(Sprycel ) DASATINIB (da SA ti nib) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets specific proteins within cancer cells and stops the cancer cells from growing. It is used to treat some ...  More

15. dexamethasone injection(Dexasone , others...) DEXAMETHASONE (dex a METH a sone) is a corticosteroid. It is used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated incl...  More

16. teniposide(Vumon ) TENIPOSIDE (ten i POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine slows cancer cell growth. It is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia.  More

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Alternative Procedures for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia What's this?

1. Acupuncture The practice of acupuncture originated in China 5,000 years ago. Today it is widely used throughout the world and is one of the main pillars of Chinese medicine. Th...  More Costs

2. Meditation Various forms of meditation have been practiced for thousands of years throughout the world, with many techniques originating in Eastern religious practices. In mod...  More

3. Massage Various forms of therapeutic superficial tissue manipulation have been practiced for thousands of years across cultures. Chinese use of massage dates to 1600 BC, an...  More

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