Resultados de Supervivencia en Leucemia Linfoblástica Aguda del Adulto en un Hospital de Tercer Nivel en Ecuador

Autores/as

  • Andres Orquera HCAM https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0143-2967
  • Leonardo Mendieta-Carrión Hospital Zonal General de Agudos. Dr. Alberto Edgardo Balestrini, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Gabriela Muñoz-Velastegui Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, Unidad Técnica de Genética y Biología Molecular, Quito, Ecuador
  • Melissa Arévalo-Anchundia Hospital Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer (SOLCA), Departamento de Apoyo Diagnóstico, Quito,Ecuador.
  • Andrea Cristina Aragón-Jácome Ministerio de Salud Pública, Quito, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5301-1866
  • Giovanny Israel Silva-Patiño Ministerio de Salud Pública, Quito, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9959-3525
  • Paola Velasco-Maldonado Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, Unidad de Hematología, Quito, Ecuador
  • Pamela Vanessa Carvajal-Aguirre Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, Unidad de Hematología, Quito, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4898-2050
  • Néstor Roberto Yáñez-Coba Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, Unidad de Hematología, Quito, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29166/rfcmq.v51i1.8797

Palabras clave:

Leucemia linfoblástica aguda, adulto, análisis de supervivencia, estudios retrospectivos, disparidades en salud, América Latina, Ecuador

Resumen

Introducción: La leucemia linfoblástica aguda del adulto en América Latina plantea desafíos clínicos y epidemiológicos, agravados por la disponibilidad de datos en la región.

Objetivo: Evaluar la supervivencia global a 5 años y la supervivencia libre de recaída en pacientes tratados con quimioterapia intensiva, caracterizar de manera sistemática las complicaciones relacionadas con el tratamiento, identificar factores pronósticos asociados con los desenlaces clínicos y describir los perfiles clínicos y demográficos de la población estudiada.

Métodos: Estudio observacional retrospectivo en 127 pacientes adultos diagnosticados con LLA, tratados con quimioterapia intensiva. Se analizaron sistemáticamente variables demográficas, clínicas, citogenéticas, entre otras, así como los desenlaces de supervivencia.

Resultados:  63,7% de los pacientes tenía menos de 40 años. La tasa de remisión completa tras la terapia de inducción fue del 58,5%. La mortalidad relacionada con la inducción alcanzó el 26,7%, atribuible a sepsis por Klebsiella pneumoniae productora de carbapenemasas, responsable del 67,4% de las muertes durante la inducción. La infección por K. pneumoniae productora de carbapenemasas , el aumento de la edad y el tratamiento con esquemas basados en L-asparaginasa emergieron como predictores independientes de mortalidad relacionada con la inducción. La supervivencia global estimada a cinco años fue del 17%,  solo el 4% fue sometido a trasplante alogénico de células madre hematopoyéticas.

Discusión: La LLA del adulto se caracterizó por una elevada mortalidad relacionada con la inducción, impulsada principalmente por infecciones bacterianas multirresistentes, junto con un acceso severamente limitado al trasplante alogénico.  

Conclusiones: hallazgos subrayan la necesidad urgente de implementar políticas de salud integrales orientadas a mejorar los resultados clínicos en esta población de pacientes.

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2026-01-31

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Orquera A, Mendieta-Carrión L, Muñoz-Velastegui G, Arévalo-Anchundia M, Aragón-Jácome AC, Silva-Patiño GI, et al. Resultados de Supervivencia en Leucemia Linfoblástica Aguda del Adulto en un Hospital de Tercer Nivel en Ecuador. Rev Fac Cien Med (Quito) [Internet]. 31 de enero de 2026 [citado 7 de marzo de 2026];51(1). Disponible en: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CIENCIAS_MEDICAS/article/view/8797

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