Among 727 children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) observed at eight pediatric clinics in Italy in the years 1967-1974, 200 (27.5%) survived for more than five years after diagnosis. The proportion of long-term survivors rose significantly during the years 1970-1974 when aggressive therapeutic
Discontinuing therapy in childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia a multicentric survey in Italy
โ Scribed by Franco Mandelli; Sergio Amadori; Angelo Cantu Rajnoldi; Luca Cordero di Montezemolo; Enrico Madon; Giuseppe Masera; Giovanna Meloni; Leonardo Pacilli; Guido Paolucci; Guido Pastore; Pasquale Rosito; Cornelio Uderzo; Vico Vecchi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 381 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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