| Survival outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in India: a resource-limited perspective of more than 40 years. | |
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PMID: 21792045 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in India has been inferior to more than 80% cure rates in developed nations. This study was done to analyze the outcome of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in India over 4 decades. There has been a gradual improvement in survival rates of up to >70% in some centers along with a decline in relapse and mortality. However, these results cannot be generalized to the entire nation. There is a crying need to address treatment abandonment, take quality improvement, educational and financial initiatives; cooperative research into risk factors and disease biology, and the implementation of risk stratification along with the assessment of response to therapy. |
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Authors:
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Ketan Prasad Kulkarni; Ramandeep Singh Arora; Ram Kumar Marwaha |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology Volume: 33 ISSN: 1536-3678 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-07-27 Completed Date: 2011-09-27 Revised Date: 2012-06-04 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9505928 Medline TA: J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 475-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Stollery Children Hospital, University of Alberta, Canada. |
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Child Developing Countries / economics* Humans India Poverty / economics* Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / economics*, mortality*, therapy Prognosis Review Literature as Topic Survival Rate Time Factors |
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 May;34(4):324
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