Abstract:Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric malignancy. Over the past four decades, the outcome for pediatric ALL has rapidly improved secondary to the participation of children on clinical trials, resulting in standardization of the treatment. Some have argued that the best outcome results from participation in a pediatric clinical trial. To address the potential benefits and barriers to participation in a clinical trial, we analyzed clinical trial participation in pediatric AL… Show more
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