## Background: The authors report the occurrence of fatal or near-fatal sepsis in 16 of 38 children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) treated with a new induction regimen that differed from its predecessor by the substitution of dexamethasone for prednisone. ## Methods: The
Acute neurotoxicity in children with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) treated with intermediate risk protocols
โ Scribed by Lo Nigro, Luca ;Di Cataldo, Andrea ;Schiliro, Gino
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 211 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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