Results of Treating Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Low-middle Income Country: 10  Year Experience in Northeast Mexico

In high-income countries, treatment protocols for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children lead to a 5-year overall survival (OS) approaching 90%. There is scarce information on protocols and results of therapy from low-middle income countries (LMIC). We documented the results of treating children with ALL with two protocols in consecutive 5-year periods at a reference center in northeast Mexico.

Source: Archives of Medical Research - November 1, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Jos é C. Jaime-Pérez, Olga Nidia López-Razo, Gisela García-Arellano, Mónica Andrea Pinzón-Uresti, Raúl A. Jiménez-Castillo, Oscar González-Llano, David Gómez-Almaguer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research