Prognostic Factors in Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Experience from A Developing Country.
Tariq GhafoorSumaira KhalilTanzeela FarahShakeel AhmedImtenan SharifPublished in: Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) (2020)
In this largest cohort of childhood AML from Pakistan, high WBC count at presentation, malnutrition, unfavourable cytogenetics and use of etoposide during induction chemotherapy were associated with decreased OS and DFS rates. Response to the induction chemotherapy was the most significant prognostic factor.