Reduced intensity of early intensification does not increase the risk of relapse in children with standard risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia - a multi-centric clinical study of GD-2008-ALL protocol
Abstract Background The prognosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is optimistic with a 5-year event-free survival (EFS) rate of 70–85%. However, the major causes of mortality are chemotherapy toxicity, infection and relapse. The Guangdong (GD)-2008-ALL collaborative protocol was carr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07752-x |