Question
My daughter suddenly started vomiting three times in a row while she was sleeping at night. How should I handle the situation with pediatric leukemia?
Answer
The treatment for pediatric leukemia is mainly chemotherapy-based, with only a few high-risk patients potentially needing radiotherapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. During the treatment process, a multi-drug combination and multi-course strategy is adopted, with the intensity and regimen of chemotherapy adjusted according to the patient’s clinical risk grouping. Once in remission, patients still need to undergo further intensive treatment and maintenance therapy to eliminate residual leukemia cells. For central nervous system treatment, it typically begins in the early stages, and the duration of treatment will depend on the patient’s risk of recurrence, the intensity of systemic treatment, and whether they have received head radiation therapy.