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St. Jude Total Therapy studies from I to XVII for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a brief review
Abdallah A Omar1,2, Lina Basiouny3, Ahmed S Elnoby1
1Department of Pharmaceutical Services and Sciences, Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE-57357), Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract:
The therapy design of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has evolved over the past 60 years. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has developed 17 treatment protocols from 1962 to 2017, aiming to have the most effective and least toxic treatment form. This review summarizes each protocol's objectives, inclusion criteria, treatment phases, pharmacological agents, irradiation therapy, response criteria, risk stratification, type of relapse, and overall survival. The enhancement and successful application of preventive therapy for ALL and following a risk-stratified approach have progressively improved the cure rate of childhood ALL, with relatively few adverse sequelae. Moreover, St. Jude's scientific theme serves as a reminder of the principal factor of research directed to a catastrophic disease such as ALL.
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