Treatments for childhood leukemia
If your child has leukemia, the healthcare team will create a treatment plan just for your child. It will be based on your child’s health and specific information about the leukemia. When deciding which treatments to offer for childhood leukemia, the healthcare team will consider:
- the type and subtype of leukemia
- chromosome and gene changes within the leukemia cells
- response to treatment
- whether there are leukemia cells in the brain and spinal cord (called the central nervous system, or CNS)
- the prognostic factors
- the risk group
- your child’s age
- your child’s overall health
Find out more about treatments for childhood ALL and treatments for childhood AML.
Treatments for childhood ALL
Treatments for childhood AML
Chemotherapy for childhood leukemia
Targeted therapy for childhood leukemia
Immunotherapy for childhood leukemia
Radiation therapy for childhood leukemia
Stem cell transplant for childhood leukemia
Supportive therapy for childhood leukemia
Follow-up after treatment for childhood leukemia
Late effects of treatments for childhood leukemia
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