EPIDEMIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN CHILDREN: THE EXPERIENCE IN CHINA

Abstract

The limited available data suggest that the rate of early mortality is high and that long-term survival is poor in many developing countries. Death from bleeding and infection during chemotherapy, relapse and treatment abandonment are among the main cause of treatment failure in APL children. The status of children APL treatment in China is not described in general.