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Speed of Neuroblastoma Relapse May Predict Children's Survival
Speed of Neuroblastoma Relapse May Predict Children's Survival
P Wendling
20100614
2010 Jul 14
Elsevier Global Medical News
Speed of Neuroblastoma Relapse May Predict Children's Survival
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Jul 14, P Wendling
CHICAGO (EGMN) - Time-to-relapse is highly predictive of overall survival post-relapse in children with neuroblastoma, according to an analysis of 2,266 children in the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group database.The analysis identified other factors prognostic of overall survival post relapse as well as a small proportion of relapsed patients who are salvageable, Wendy B. London, Ph.D., and her associates reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.Currently,...