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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: past, present and future
Hyoung Jin Kang, Hee Young Shin, Hyo Seop Ahn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(7):601-605.   Published online July 15, 2007
The cure rate of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children dramatically improved over past 5 decades from zero to about 80%. The main cause of improvement is owing to the development of chemotherapy by multicenter clinical trial of large study groups with the understanding of leukemia biology. Recently, pediatric ALL protocols were applied to the treatment of adolescent and even...