Infants with acute myeloid leukemia treated according to the Associazione Italiana di Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica 2002/01 protocol have an outcome comparable to that of older children.
Department of Pediatrics, "Lalla Seràgnoli", Hematology-Oncology Unit, University of Bologna, Torino riccardo.masetti@gmail.com.
Riccardo
R
Masetti
Department of Pediatrics, "Lalla Seràgnoli", Hematology-Oncology Unit, University of Bologna, Torino.
Roberto
R
Rondelli
Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Ospedale Infantile "Regina Margherita", Torino.
Franca
F
Fagioli
Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Rome.
Angela
A
Mastronuzzi
Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ospedale G. Salesi, Ancona.
Paolo
P
Pierani
Department of Pediatrics, "Lalla Seràgnoli", Hematology-Oncology Unit, University of Bologna, Torino.
Marco
M
Togni
Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Ospedale Pausillipon, Napoli.
Giuseppe
G
Menna
Clinica Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Università di Padova, Italy.
Martina
M
Pigazzi
Clinica Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Università di Padova, Italy.
Maria Caterina
MC
Putti
Clinica Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Università di Padova, Italy.
Giuseppe
G
Basso
Department of Pediatrics, "Lalla Seràgnoli", Hematology-Oncology Unit, University of Bologna, Torino.
Andrea
A
Pession
Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Rome University of Pavia, Italy.
Franco
F
Locatelli
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D060828:Induction Chemotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality* / Q000639:trends; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D016896:Treatment Outcome
acute myeloid leukemia; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; infants; intensive chemotherapy