Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25174644›Full record

ReviewExpert review of hematology2014

Improving treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in developing countries through technology sharing, collaboration and partnerships.

Gaston K Rivera, Raul C Ribeiro

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Review in Expert review of hematology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. The Impact of Prospective Telemedicine Implementation in the Management of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Recife, Brazil.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2017
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  12. Global Pediatric Oncology: Lessons From Partnerships Between High-Income Countries and Low- to Mid-Income Countries.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Gaston K RiveraInternational Outreach Program and Department of Oncology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Raul C Ribeiro

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765-30
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cure rates for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia differ markedly in higher- and lower-income countries due to disparate hospital infrastructure and resources. Where means are limited, treatment-related mortality is higher and compliance may be suboptimal. Upfront risk assignment is aimed at individualizing therapy according to presenting features in order to avoid over- or under-treatment. However, the necessary technical resources and expertise are not always readily available. The authors provide suggestions for management of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in developing nations. To improve patient care locally, the authors recommend that communication technology be used to sustain partnerships between sponsoring and partner pediatric oncology programs. The aims of these collaborations should be to prioritize resources, identify existing problems and reduce treatment intensity and hence treatment-related morbidity and mortality in patients at lower risk of relapse.

Indexed as

Antimetabolites, AntineoplasticChildDeveloping CountriesHumansMethotrexateNeoplasm, ResidualPartnership PracticePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticMethotrexateacute lymphoblastic leukemialower- and higher-income countriesminimal residual diseasepartner institutionreduced intensity chemotherapyrisk-directed therapysponsor institution

Identifiers

PMID25174644
PMCPMC4174393

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