The Revised French-American-British Classification of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Is New Better?
Authors: CLARA D. BLOOMFIELD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Editorials1 October 1985The Revised French-American-British Classification of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Is New Better?CLARA D. BLOOMFIELD, M.D., RICHARD D. BRUNNING, M.D.CLARA D. BLOOMFIELD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD D. BRUNNING, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-103-4-614 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince its introduction in 1976, the classification of the acute myeloid leukemias by the French-American-British (FAB) Cooperative Group (1) has deservedly gained wide acceptance. This acceptance has occurred primarily because the classification provides a common language for persons treating and studying acute leukemia. Before widespread adoption of this classification the terminology applied to different forms of acute myeloid leukemia varied and comparison of treatment results among institutions was difficult. The classification has also been shown to have independent prognostic significance for survival (2). An additional factor contributing to its adoption has been its relative ease of use, because diagnosis depends...References1. BENNETTCATOVSKYDANIEL JDM. Proposals for the classification of the acute leukaemias: French-American-British (FAB) co-operative group. Br J Haematol. 1976;33:451-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Fourth International Workshop on Chromosomes in Leukemia 1982: clinical significance of chromosomal abnormalities in acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1984;11:332-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BENNETTCATOVSKYDANIEL JDM. Proposals for the classification of the myelodysplastic syndromes. Br J Haematol. 1982;51:189-99. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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