Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment in an academic hospital in Kenya: Treatment outcomes and health-care providers' perspectives.
Gilbert OlbaraThyra van der WijkFestus NjugunaSandra LangatHenry MwangiJodi L SkilesTerrry A VikGertjan J L KaspersSaskia MostertPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)
Event-free survival for ALL in Kenya is low. The primary reason for treatment failure is early death from treatment-related complications. More efforts should be directed toward improving supportive care strategies. In the opinion of HCPs, improved communication with parents and supervision of junior staff will improve ALL treatment outcomes.