Background We compared the rates of infection in external catheters (ECs) and totally
implantable devices (TIDs) and the effect of timing of insertion in children with acute lymphoblastic …

Background We hypothesized that prophylactic administration of an appropriate antibiotic
following each delayed intensification (DI) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) …

Background The outcome of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in developing
countries is less favorable than in developed countries, primarily due to resource constraints…

Background Refinement of risk-based treatment stratification by minimal residual disease (MRD)
at different time points has improved outcomes of childhood acute lymphoblastic …

Sixty-three children (1–14 years of age) newly diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic
leukemia were treated from January 2001 to December 2014. Patient outcomes were …

Objectives We aimed to determine whether the addition of two extra intrathecal methotrexate
(ITM) doses during induction in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients eliminate the …

Objectives: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with CNS2 status predicts inferior outcome
and a high rate of CNS relapse, similar to overt CNS leukemia (CNS3). The purpose of this …

Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 75 patients with neuroblastoma diagnosed
and treated at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between …

Objectives: Treatment regimens tested in major clinical trials, conducted by cooperative
groups, are often adapted as standard of care by cancer centers with the hope to replicate the …

Mucormycoses are serious fungal infections of immunocompromised patients which may
take several clinical forms according to the site affected. The diagnosis depends on …