Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Children With Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Pakistan: A Multicenter Study

Conclusions: Significant therapy-related mortality (27.7%) was observed. Treatment abandonment and therapy-related toxicity were the major barriers for better outcomes. However, less intensive outpatient regimens, such as adriamycin-prednisolone-oncovin regimen, may decrease the number of hospitalizations, hence reducing treatment abandonment in the low and middle-income country.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology - Category: Hematology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research