title: Pattern and implications of therapy abandonment in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: Abandonment of therapy is cited as an important factor contributory to inferior survival outcome in developing nations. In this communication we describe the pattern of therapy abandonment and its impact on survival of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia at a large tertiary care center in Northern India and discuss remedial measures.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Advanced Pediatric Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. ketanpkulkarni@gmail.com
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Marwaha
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D054539:Medication Therapy Management; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D028761:Withholding Treatment