Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALL
Introduction 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) forms the backbone of maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). A Children's Oncology Group study found 3.9-fold increased risk of relapse in children with 6-MP adherence less than 90%.
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Introduction 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) forms the backbone of maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). A Children's Oncology Group study found 3.9-fold increased risk of relapse in children with 6-MP adherence less than 90%. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e51b44b2b06c4c40b6c8c74bd7caf1322025-08-20T02:22:34ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292025-06-01460329730410.1055/s-0044-1790580Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALLS. Abhilasha0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8604-4167Apoorva Bagalkotkar1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0573-5116Department of Medical Oncology, KAHER'S Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, KAHER's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Belagavi, Karnataka, India Introduction 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) forms the backbone of maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). A Children's Oncology Group study found 3.9-fold increased risk of relapse in children with 6-MP adherence less than 90%.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1790580ALLmaintenance chemotherapyadherencesmart pill box6MP metabolites |
| spellingShingle | S. Abhilasha Apoorva Bagalkotkar Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALL Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology ALL maintenance chemotherapy adherence smart pill box 6MP metabolites |
| title | Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALL |
| title_full | Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALL |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALL |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALL |
| title_short | Effect of Smart Pill Box on Improving Adherence to 6-Mercaptopurine Maintenance Therapy in Pediatric ALL |
| title_sort | effect of smart pill box on improving adherence to 6 mercaptopurine maintenance therapy in pediatric all |
| topic | ALL maintenance chemotherapy adherence smart pill box 6MP metabolites |
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