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ReviewPediatric clinics of North America2015

Biology of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Deepa Bhojwani, Jun J Yang, Ching-Hon Pui

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Review in Pediatric clinics of North America, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 140 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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140citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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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

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

140 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Deepa BhojwaniDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: deepa.bhojwani@stjude.org.
Jun J YangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 920 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
Ching-Hon PuiDepartment of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.

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
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giant strides have been made in the management of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) over previous decades. Extensive collaborative efforts internationally have played a vital role in the remarkable progress made in not only improving therapeutic outcomes but also deciphering the complex biology of childhood ALL. This review summarizes various insights gained from biological studies of childhood ALL, with a focus on recent studies, and also discusses genomic lesions and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms associated with leukemic transformation. The importance of studying the biology of the host so as to understand additional heterogeneity in treatment response and toxicities is highlighted.

Indexed as

ChildChild, PreschoolGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMutationPolymorphism, GeneticPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaRisk FactorsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChromosomal alterationsGenomicsHost germline polymorphisms

Identifiers

PMID25435111
PMCPMC4250840

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