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Relapse of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and outcomes at a reference center in Latin America: organomegaly at diagnosis is a significant clinical predictor.

José Carlos Jaime-PérezMónica Andrea Pinzón-UrestiRaúl Alberto Jiménez-CastilloJulia Esther Colunga-PedrazaÓscar González-LlanoGuillermo José Ruiz Argüelles
Published in: Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2017)
A high rate of very early, CNS, and BM relapse with a considerably low 5-year OS requiring reassessment of therapy was documented. Organomegaly at diagnosis was a highly significant clinical predictor for relapse.
Keyphrases
  • acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • free survival
  • blood brain barrier
  • stem cells
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • skeletal muscle
  • adipose tissue
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • bone marrow
  • early life
  • smoking cessation