Recent Research Advances in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Recent progress in risk-adapted treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia has secured 5-year event-free survival rates of approximately 80% and 5-year survival rates approaching 90%. With improved systemic and intrathecal chemotherapy, it is now feasible to omit safely in all patients pro...

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Main Author: Ching-Hon Pui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664610601234