Treating Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia without Cranial Irradiation
Author(s) -
Ching-Hon Pui,
Dario Campana,
Deqing Pei,
W. Paul Bowman,
John T. Sandlund,
Sue C. Kaste,
Raul C. Ribeiro,
Jeffrey E. Rubnitz,
Susana C. Raimondi,
Mihaela Onciu,
Elaine CoustanSmith,
Larry E. Kun,
Sima Jeha,
Cheng Cheng,
Scott C. Howard,
Vickey Simmons,
Amy Bayles,
Monika L. Metzger,
James M. Boyett,
Wing Leung,
Rupert Handgretinger,
James R. Downing,
William E. Evans,
Mary V. Relling
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0900386
Subject(s) - medicine , minimal residual disease , prophylactic cranial irradiation , confidence interval , lumbar puncture , acute lymphocytic leukemia , complete remission , leukemia , acute leukemia , induction chemotherapy , surgery , gastroenterology , pediatrics , lymphoblastic leukemia , chemotherapy , cerebrospinal fluid , myocardial infarction , conventional pci
Prophylactic cranial irradiation has been a standard treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who are at high risk for central nervous system (CNS) relapse.
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