Among children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Latinos without minimal residual disease had a higher likelihood of relapse than their white counterparts, according to study results.
Researchers reported the findings at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.
“Several studies have indicated that Latinos have worse outcomes compared with non-Latino whites, so trying to understand when during therapy that disparity begins was key to this assessment,” Philip J. Lupo, PhD, MPH, professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the