Medical and pediatric oncology

The most recent articles from: Med. Pediatr. Oncol. February 1997

Med. Pediatr. Oncol. · Feb 1997

Comparative Study Clinical Trial

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: nonrandomized comparison of conventional vs. intensive chemotherapy at the National Cancer Institute of Colombia.

This study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy of two treatments for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and to evaluate the feasibility of intensive chemotherapy in a developing country. ⋯ IC reduces the frequency of relapses in ALL children in developing countries, when compared to previous therapy. A highly effective therapy such as m-BFM seems to be the most important predictor of outcome in children.

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