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Phase II multicentric study comparing VAD regimen with continuous infusion over 96 hours of doxorubicin, vincristine and dexamethasone to a 90 minutes infusion of equivalent doses of Dox li-PEG, bolus infusion of vincristine and dexamethasone
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Patients aged 55 years or over will be assessed for response to steroids from day -7 to day 0 During steroid therapy, Ph status will be determinated : patients with Ph+ ve ALL will be treated according to the another French Protocol while patients with Ph-ve ALL will be included in the "caelyx" protocol and randomly allocated to induction with VAD or with vadox-li-Peg (caelyx).
A second course of induction therapy with VAD+ cyclophosphamide of Vadox-li-peg+ cyclophosphamide(according to the initial randomization arm) will then be given to all patients.
Consolidation therapy included 2 courses of vad or of vadox-li-Peg , according to the initial random allocation, followed by two courses of cytarabine,cyclophosphamide and thioguanine.
During induction and consolidation therapy, doxorubicin and liposomal pegylated doxorubicin pharmacokinetics will be assessed in all patients.
Treatment of occult CNS invasion includes skull radiotherapy and 6 intrathecal injections(steroÏds+methotrexate) A two years maintenance course with 6 mercaptopurine and methotrexate will then be offered to all patients.
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ALL with Philadelphia Chromosome
ALL3
CML blasts crisis
Cardiac insufficiency and/ or left ventricular ejection fraction < 50%
Evolutive infection
Presence of other evolutifs cancer or ongoing treatment
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60 participants in 2 patient groups
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