The treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Guatemala: Biologic features, treatment hurdles, and results.

Background: The National Pediatric Oncology Unit (UNOP) is the only pediatric hemato-oncology center in Guatemala.

Methods: Patients ages 1 to 17 years with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were treated according to modified ALL Intercontinental Berlin-Frankfurt-Münster (IC-BFM) 2002 protocol. Risk classification was based on age, white blood cell count, immunophenotype, genetics (when available), and early response to therapy.

POND4Kids: a global web-based database for pediatric hematology and oncology outcome evaluation and collaboration.

The Pediatric Oncology Network Database, (www.pond4kids.org, POND), is a secure, web-based, multilingual pediatric hematology/oncology database created for use in countries with limited resources to meet various clinical data management needs including cancer registration, delivery of protocol-based care, outcome evaluation, and assessment of psychosocial support programs.