Thursday, August 04, 2005

Stem Cell Transplant Bests Chemo for Common Childhood Leukemia: Five-year survival rates were better than with high-dose chemotherapy, study says

Source: HealthDayNews
Date: Augutst 4, 2005

Summary:

The worst cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common leukemia in children, respond better to a stem cell transplant than to chemotherapy, a new study finds.