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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Main Authors: S. Abhilasha, Apoorva Bagalkotkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2025-06-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1790580
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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
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1790580
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