Leukemia
Pediatric leukemia treated by home-based chemotherapy might be feasible
Published in Clinical Oncology Week, October 2nd, 2006
According to recent research published in the journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer, "The study objective was to compare a hospital-based and a home-based chemotherapy program for children with ALL in relation to Quality of Life (QOL), safety, caregiver burden, and costs."
"A randomized cross-over trial (RCT) design with repeated measures was conducted with 23 children with ALL who attended the oncology outpatient clinic of a metropolitan university affiliated tertiary level pediatric hospital and who also received home...
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