The eighth international childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia workshop ('Ponte di Legno meeting') report: Vienna, Austria, April 27-28, 2005

Abstract

The International Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Working Group, the so-called 'Ponte di Legno Workshop' has led to substantial progress in international collaboration in leukemia research. On April 27 -28, 2005, the 8th Meeting was held in Vienna, Austria, to continue the discussions about special common treatment elements in randomized clinical trials, ethical and clinical aspects of therapy. Furthermore, collaborative projects of clinical relevance with special emphasis on rare genetic subtypes of Childhood ALL were established. The following report summarizes the achievements and aspects of possible future cooperation. © 2006 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved.