Outcomes of Low-Intensity Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence in Rwanda

Purpose: Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in low-income countries have disproportionately lower cure rates than those in high-income countries. At Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (BCCOE), physicians treated patients with ALL with the first arm of the Hunger Protocol, a graduated-i...

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Main Authors: Fidel Rubagumya, Mary Jue Xu, Leana May, Caitlin Driscoll, Frank Regis Uwizeye, Cyprien Shyirambere, Katherine Larrabee, Alexandra E. Fehr, Umuhizi Denis Gilbert, Clemence Muhayimana, Vedaste Hategekimana, Shekinah Elmore, Tharcisse Mpunga, Molly Moore, Lawrence N. Shulman, Leslie Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2017.009290