Journal article
Outcome of children treated for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Central America
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Outcomes for relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have not been documented in resource-limited settings. This study examined survival after relapse for children with ALL in Central America.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed and included children with first relapse of ALL in Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador between 1990 and 2011. Predictors of subsequent event-free survival (EFS) and overall …
Authors
Marjerrison S; Antillon F; Fu L; Martinez R; Vasquez R; Bonilla M; Howard SC; Sung L
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 119, No. 6, pp. 1277–1283
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 15, 2013
DOI
10.1002/cncr.27846
ISSN
1097-0142