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Risk factors and treatment of childhood and adolescent Burkitt lymphoma/leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2012
Miles Rodney R, Arnold Staci, Cairo Mitchell S
Abstract excerpt
Burkitt lymphoma/leukaemia is the most common (40%) form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that occurs in children and adolescents. The prognosis of advanced (disseminated) Burkitt lymphoma/leukaemia in children and adolescents three decades ago had a 5-year event-free survival (EFS) of <40%, and required combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy over a 1-2 year period. Currently, the prognosis for the same advanced...
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