Effective preventive central nervous sys
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Batia Stark; Rivka Sharon; Gideon Rechavi; Dina Attias; Ami Ballin; Gabriel Civi
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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BACKGROUND. Preventive cranial radiotherapy (CRT) in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), although effective, may be associated with neurologic sequelae and second malignancies. Attempts to replace CRT with intensified intrathecal therapy (IT) have shown promise in lower risk subgroups. In