Patient's question:
2008 July diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemiaDoctor's answer:
Overall, the cure rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children is around 70%. However, it depends on the specific type of the disease. If it is low-risk, the cure rate can be over 80%; for intermediate-risk, it is over 70%, but if it is high-risk, the cure rate is only around 40%. However, high-risk cases only account for about 10% of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, so you should definitely not give up. First, complete all the necessary tests (morphology, immunology, cytogenetics, molecular biology tests) to determine which type the child belongs to. Based on the cases at our hospital, children aged 5 are more commonly classified as low-risk or intermediate-risk, and it is very rare for them to be high-risk.