A 60-Year-Old Patient Is Admitted to the Local Hospital Presenting

A 60-year-old patient is admitted to the local hospital presenting with petechiae on his upper torso.Physical examination revealed a thin, pale man.Admission labs come back and the results reveal 50% blasts and 25% hypergranular promyelocytes present.A bone marrow aspirate is ordered that confirms the peripheral blood picture.Cytogenetic analysis revealed the following: t (11; 17) (q23; q21) .How will this impact the patient's care?

A) The patient has a poorer prognosis because of the chromosomal aberration.
B) The patient has a favorable prognosis because of the chromosomal aberration.
C) The patient will be responsive to all trans-retinoic acid.
D) The patient will be resistant to all trans-retinoic acid, so another treatment will be needed.