Treatment adherence and abandonment in acute myeloid leukemia in pediatric patients at a low-resource cancer center in India
(2019) In Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology 40(4). p.501-506- Abstract
Aim: One of the causes for lower cure rates in acute childhood leukemia in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) compared to high-income countries is abandonment from treatment. The International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) defines abandonment as failure to begin treatment or an absence of 4 weeks during treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent of abandonment among patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the pediatric ward at a low-resource cancer center in India. Methods: Medical records of all patients, aged 0-15 years, diagnosed with AML between January 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015, at the hospital were reviewed. Age, sex, date of diagnosis, and survival during the short follow-up time... (More)
Aim: One of the causes for lower cure rates in acute childhood leukemia in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) compared to high-income countries is abandonment from treatment. The International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) defines abandonment as failure to begin treatment or an absence of 4 weeks during treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent of abandonment among patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the pediatric ward at a low-resource cancer center in India. Methods: Medical records of all patients, aged 0-15 years, diagnosed with AML between January 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015, at the hospital were reviewed. Age, sex, date of diagnosis, and survival during the short follow-up time after completed treatment and information regarding abandonment were collected. SIOP definition of abandonment was used. Eight patients were diagnosed with AML at the hospital whereof 65 met the inclusion criteria of this study. Results: Of the included 65 patients, 6 died before treatment could be initiated and 3 were referred to palliative care upfront. Thus, 56 patients were offered curatively intended treatment. Of these patients, six refused treatment at this stage and another five abandoned during therapy. Altogether, 11 children abandoned treatment. Conclusion: In this study, the abandonment rate from treatment of childhood AML was 20%, which is in concordance from other studies conducted in India and other LMIC, stating that abandonment is a problem and hindrance when treating with a curative intent.
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- Sinha, Sudha ; Brattström, Gustav ; Palat, Gayatri ; Rapelli, Vineela ; Segerlantz, Mikael LU ; Brun, Eva LU and Wiebe, Thomas LU
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- 2019
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- Abandonment to treatment, acute childhood leukemia, Low middle income countries
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- Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
- volume
- 40
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 501 - 506
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- Wolters Kluwer
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- scopus:85081145942
- ISSN
- 0971-5851
- DOI
- 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_84_18
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- English
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- yes
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- a5a5c829-d979-44e1-be8d-c4c92846051d
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- 2020-03-18 11:11:43
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abstract = {{<p>Aim: One of the causes for lower cure rates in acute childhood leukemia in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) compared to high-income countries is abandonment from treatment. The International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) defines abandonment as failure to begin treatment or an absence of 4 weeks during treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent of abandonment among patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the pediatric ward at a low-resource cancer center in India. Methods: Medical records of all patients, aged 0-15 years, diagnosed with AML between January 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015, at the hospital were reviewed. Age, sex, date of diagnosis, and survival during the short follow-up time after completed treatment and information regarding abandonment were collected. SIOP definition of abandonment was used. Eight patients were diagnosed with AML at the hospital whereof 65 met the inclusion criteria of this study. Results: Of the included 65 patients, 6 died before treatment could be initiated and 3 were referred to palliative care upfront. Thus, 56 patients were offered curatively intended treatment. Of these patients, six refused treatment at this stage and another five abandoned during therapy. Altogether, 11 children abandoned treatment. Conclusion: In this study, the abandonment rate from treatment of childhood AML was 20%, which is in concordance from other studies conducted in India and other LMIC, stating that abandonment is a problem and hindrance when treating with a curative intent.</p>}},
author = {{Sinha, Sudha and Brattström, Gustav and Palat, Gayatri and Rapelli, Vineela and Segerlantz, Mikael and Brun, Eva and Wiebe, Thomas}},
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series = {{Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology}},
title = {{Treatment adherence and abandonment in acute myeloid leukemia in pediatric patients at a low-resource cancer center in India}},
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