Childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia in a pediatric cancer referral center in Baghdad, Iraq. Improved results with ATRA extended consolidation.
ATRA-based regimen
Acute promyelocytic leukemia
children
low-income country
Journal
Leukemia & lymphoma
ISSN: 1029-2403
Titre abrégé: Leuk Lymphoma
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9007422
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2022
12 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
2
8
2022
medline:
3
12
2022
entrez:
1
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Modern treatments have dramatically improved the prognosis of childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). This progress has not yielded equivalent benefit in developing countries, where biological studies and supportive cares are insufficient and often unavailable. Since 2003, an all-trans retinoic (ATRA)-based, risk-adapted protocol was initiated in Baghdad. Patients were defined: high-risk with WBC ≥10 × 10
Identifiants
pubmed: 35913396
doi: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2105328
doi:
Substances chimiques
Tretinoin
5688UTC01R
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM