Journal of Leukemia

Journal of Leukemia
Open Access

ISSN: 2329-6917

Research Article - (2014) Volume 2, Issue 5

High Induction Response Rate, but Poor Long-Term Disease Free Survival in Elderly Patients Treated Aggressively for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Adisak Tantiworawit, Walaa A Rajkhan, Michael J Barnett, John D Shepherd, Alina S Gerrie, Raewyn Broady, Donna L Forrest, Donna E Hogge, Stephen H Nantel, Sujaatha Narayanan, Thomas J Nevill, Maryse M Power, Heather J Sutherland, Cynthia L Toze, Kevin W Song and Yasser R Abou Mourad*
eukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program of British Columbia, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver General Hospital, Division of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Corresponding Author: Yasser R Abou Mourad, MD, FRCPC, Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Center, Division of Hematology, Room 10149, 10th Floor 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1M9, Canada, Tel: 1-604-875-4863 Email:

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