Absolute Lymphocyte Count at the End of Induction as a Surrogate Marker for Minimal Residual Disease in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Objective The relation of absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) with minimal residual disease (MRD) in T cell - acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is not known. The objective of the study was to correlate ALC with MRD, steroid-response and complete remission (CR).