Study shows longer treatment for children with langerhans cell hystiocytosis improves survival rates

(Children's National Medical Center) A new international study finds that prolonged, intense initial treatment in children with multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis can achieve survival rates as high as 84 percent -- a full 15 percent improvement over the previous clinical trial in this series.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news