Children with Down syndrome (DS) have an increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Although recent reports describe some improvement, survival in DS-ALL remains inferior to that of non-DS-ALL. This study evaluated the prognosis, relapse patterns, and treatment-related toxicities of DS-ALL in the Japan Child...
Shunsuke Yamamoto, M. Kato, Yuka Iijima-Yamashita et al.· Blood Advances· 0 citations
Abstract Introduction The prognosis of myeloid leukaemia associated with Down syndrome (ML-DS) is excellent with reduced-intensity chemotherapy; however, that of refractory or relapsed ML-DS remains dismal. These contrasting outcomes highlight the importance of risk-stratified therapy, based on reliable prognostic fact...
Kentaro Nakashima, Daisuke Hasegawa, Jun Matsubayashi et al.· BMJ Open· 0 citations
Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a highly aggressive brainstem tumor with a poor prognosis, for which radiotherapy remains the only established treatment. Although reirradiation at first progression has been reported to provide symptomatic relief and survival benefit, the role of a third course of irradiation...
Haruna Sakagami, Koichi Morokawa, Yoshitaka Mizushima et al.· Journal of pediatric hematol...· 0 citations
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