This essay talks about how each diagnosis in leukemia is treated differently. "B" cells in ALL in treated with a high dose of specifically: cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, and methotrexat. The treatment for most childhood ALL is four component: remission, injection, consolidation, continuation, and treatment of subclinical central nervous system (CNS) leukemia. Doctors usually start, under normal conditions, with three medications: glucocorticoid, vincristine, and asparaginase. Doctors see which drug work and which ones do not and this helps them decide wich medications to use next. Cell "B" treatment is done in two eight-month coarse of intensive therapy (Jeffrey E. Rubnitz). Cell "B" treatment has a more vigorous treatment than normal cases of leukemia.
This was a great souce. It gave specific details on exactly how treatment is done. I did not know how long a treatment for leukemia could be. I thought that the patient went to the hospital, ran test, took a couple of shots, and then left. This is not the case. Patients can spend months at a time in the hospital getting multiple shots everyday. I loved how factual this essay was without using a lot of fluff.
Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, FChing-Hon Pui irst. "Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia." Oncologist 2.6(1997):374-380.Web.18 Apr 2010.
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