Risk factors for treatment related mortality in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Lund, Bendik; Åsberg, Ann; Heyman, Mats; Kanerva, Jukka; Harila‐Saari, Arja; Hasle, Henrik; Söderhäll, Stefan; Gisli Jónsson, Ólafur; Lydersen, Stian; Schmiegelow, Kjeld; behalf of the Nordic Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (NOPHO), On

doi:10.1002/pbc.22719

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Risk factors for treatment related mortality in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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Bendik Lund

Ann Åsberg

Mats Heyman

Abstract

Abstract Background In spite of major improvements in the cure rate of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), 2–4% of patients still die from treatment related complications. Procedure We investigated the pattern of treatment related deaths (TRDs) and possible risk factors in the NOPHO ALL‐9...

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