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Pharmacogenetics in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Seminars in hematology - 1 Jan 2009
Cheok Meyling H, Pottier Nicolas, Kager Leo, Evans William E
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Progress in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children has been remarkable, from a disease being lethal four decades ago to current cure rates exceeding 80%. This exemplary progress is largely due to the optimization of existing treatment modalities rather than the discovery of new antileukemic agents. However, despite these high cure rates, the annual number of children whose leukemia...
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