A Classic 1978 Study on Acute Leukemia in Malaysian Children

Acute leukemia in malaysian children

Researchers :

1. Assoc. Prof D. Sinniah
2. Assoc. Prof J. C. White
3. Dr. Asma Omar
4. Dr. C. P. Chua

University Malaya

Article first published online: 29 JUN 2006

Original Manuscript : 12 JAN 1978

Abstract

A review of acute childhood leukemia in the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur reveals no significant differences in either the epidemiological or clinical features between Malaysian and Caucasian children. BCG does not appear to have conferred any protection against the occurrence of leukemia. With the introduction of total therapy 4 of 10 patients with good prognostic features and 3 of 15 patients with poor prognostic features have survived 3 years. Prognosis appears to correlate with adopted clinical criteria.

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