For some children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) who don’t improve after initial induction chemotherapy, getting more chemotherapy may be a better option than having a stem cell transplant, according to an international study. In a statement, researcher Ching-Hon Pui, MD, chair of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Department of Oncology said, “These results tell us that induction failure should no longer be considered an automatic indication for a [stem cell] transplant.” Read more here.
Study mentioned: Schrappe M, et al. Outcomes after induction failure in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 12;366(15):1371-81. PMID: 22494120
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