近十年来,急性白血病的治疗取得了引人注目的进展。主要表现为临床缓解率的提高,缓解期及生存期的延长。国外资料表明,小儿急性白血病的病例,由治疗开始计起,其半数病例生存时间逐年有明显增加:1946～1947年平均为2个月;1948年～1949年平均为4～5个月;1950～1951年为7个月;1958～1964年为12个月。成人急性淋巴细胞型白血病,由确定诊断时计起,其平均生存期也有了明显的增加:1955～1959年为4个 In the past decade, remarkable progress has been made in the treatment of acute leukemia. Mainly for the clinical remission rate increased, remission and prolongation of survival. Foreign data show that cases of pediatric acute leukemia, counting from the beginning of treatment, the survival time of half of cases increased significantly year by year: an average of 2 months from 1946 to 1947; an average of 4 to 5 months from 1948 to 1949; ~ 1951 for 7 months; 1958 ~ 1964 for 12 months. Adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia, from the time to determine the diagnosis, the average survival has also been significantly increased: 1955 ~ 1959, 4