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The aim is to evaluate the safety of omitting prophylactic cranial irradiation in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Treating Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia without Cranial Irradiation

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Randomized trial demonstrates safe omission of cranial irradiation in childhood ALL, indicating effective chemotherapy alone can suffice.

The aim is to evaluate the safety of omitting prophylactic cranial irradiation in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Risk-adjusted chemotherapy was utilized in the treatment protocol.
ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00137111 was referenced to indicate study registration.
Omission of prophylactic cranial irradiation did not negatively impact treatment outcomes.
Effective chemotherapy alone was sufficient to manage childhood ALL.

Pui et al. (2009) studied this question.

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