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Health Encyclopedia: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment After Relapse
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - Treatment After Relapse
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Treatment After Relapse
Between 50 - 70% of children and 40 - 50% of adults who achieve complete remission after initial therapy but then suffer a relapse may be able to go into a second complete remission.
Treatment for relapse after a first remission may be standard chemotherapy or experimental drugs, or more aggressive treatments such as stem cell transplants.
The decision depends on a number of factors:
- Children who relapse 3 or more years after achieving a first complete remission have an excel...
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