Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children

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Authors

Stephen P. Hunger · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Charles G. Mullighan · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Abstract

The most common cancer in childhood is now curable in 90% of patients. Current efforts are focused on devising molecular-based therapy for the subsets of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that are most resistant to current therapy.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 373, Issue 16, pp. 1541-1552

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1400972

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