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Acute leukemia in children : An updated overview /

Yasmin Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim

Acute leukemia in children : An updated overview / اللوكيميا الحاده عند الاطفال : بحث عام للمستجدات Yasmin Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim ; Supervised Ibteessam Mohamed Saad Eldin , Noha Yehia Adbuo Ibrahim , Wael Samir Makar - Cairo : Yasmin Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim , 2009 - 163 P. ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Oncology-Clinical

Acute leukemia, most common childhood cancer, classified into ALL (70-80%) and AML (20%). Recent trial proved that treatment with risk-adjusted paradigm improve event free survival in ALL to 80% and in AML to 50% however more effort still needed, and novel treatment still under investigation. Prodhylactic cranial irradiation can be omitted with new risk adjustad chemotherapy + intrathecal treatment



Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia Childhood acute leukemia