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Health Encyclopedia: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment After Relapse

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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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Transplantation

...herpes zoster virus infections (shingles) or have a recurrence of herpes simplex virus infections (cold sores and genital herpes). Pneumonia, cytomegalovirus, aspergillus (a type of fungus), and... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Symptoms

...than HSV-1.) Recurrences are usually much milder than primary infections and are known commonly as cold sores or fever blisters (because they may arise during a bout of cold or flu). They usually... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Treatment for Oral Herpes

...and famciclovir (Famvir) -- the anti-viral pills used to treat genital herpes -- can also treat the cold sores associated with oral herpes. In addition, acyclovir is available in topical form (see... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Diagnosis

...(Aphthous Ulcers). Common canker sores (known medically as aphthous ulcers) are often confused with the cold sores of HSV-1. Canker sores frequently crop up singly or in groups on the inside of... Read more »

Herpes Simplex: Introduction

...19%Genital Herpes TrendsHSV-2 is the main cause of genital herpes. HSV-1 is the main cause of oral herpes (cold sores), but it also causes a small percentage of genital herpes infections. The same... Read more »

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