Immunotherapy for Pediatric Leukemia Patients

William Slayton, MD, the chief of pediatric hematology-oncology at UF HealthShand’s Children’s Hospital, discusses in MedEd Cast podcast about immunotherapy for pediatric leukemia patients. He shares the story behind the current outstanding cure rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and he will help listeners to understand the reasons why 10% of patients still relapse. He will also examine the awesome power of immunotherapy in relapsed patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and he will share current trials using immunotherapy to improve cure rates in newly diagnosed patients.