Chemotherapy (chemo) is the main treatment for most childhood leukemias. This is treatment with anti-cancer drugs that are given in a vein (IV), in a muscle, in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) …

Children with standard-risk ALL often receive 3 drugs for the first month of treatment. These include the chemotherapy drugs L-asparaginase and vincristine, and a steroid drug (such as …

Treatment of newly diagnosed very high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during the remission induction, consolidation/intensification, and maintenance phases always …

The main treatment for most childhood leukemias is chemotherapy. For some children with higher risk leukemias, high-dose chemotherapy may be given along with a stem cell transplant. Other …

Chemo is the main treatment for most leukemias in children. Several medicines are often given at different times. It’s often done in cycles, with rest periods in between.

Chemotherapy is the main treatment for childhood leukemia. It is medicine that either kills cancer cells or stops their growth. Your child receives chemotherapy in one or more of these ways: …

Cancer Survivorship for Children with Leukemia. Continuous follow-up care is essential for any child diagnosed with leukemia. Side effects of radiation and chemotherapy, as well as …

Experts at the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, part of Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, helped pioneer chemotherapy treatments for …

Perhaps the most common options for pediatric cancer patients (infancy to age 18) is chemotherapy. Surgery and radiation therapy also play a key role in treating certain types of …

1 天前 · Leukemia is the most common malignant tumor in childhood, with an incidence rate as high as 34.3 per million among children aged 0–14 years (Bispo et al., 2020; Wang et al., …