Treatment‐related mortality in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Central America

BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to describe the incidence, timing, and predictors of treatment‐related mortality (TRM) among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. METHODS: Patients aged

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer 2011-10, Vol.117 (20), p.4788-4795
Hauptverfasser:	Gupta, Sumit, Antillon, Federico A., Bonilla, Miguel, Fu, Ligia, Howard, Scott C., Ribeiro, Raul C., Sung, Lillian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Adolescent Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cancer Central America Chemotherapy Child Child, Preschool Children Confidence intervals developing countries El Salvador - epidemiology Female Guatemala - epidemiology Health Services Accessibility Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Hemorrhage - mortality Honduras - epidemiology Humans Induction therapy Infection - mortality Leukemia Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis Lymphatic leukemia Maintenance Male Medical sciences Mortality Odds Ratio Oncology Patients Platelet Count Platelets Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - drug therapy Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - mortality Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Remission Remission Induction Research Design Risk Factors Social factors Transfusion treatment‐related death Tumors Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to describe the incidence, timing, and predictors of treatment‐related mortality (TRM) among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. METHODS: Patients aged
ISSN:	0008-543X 1097-0142
DOI:	10.1002/cncr.26107