Residential fine particulate matter linked to minimal residual disease in pediatric leukemia

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For pediatric patients with high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), residential fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) concentrations during induction therapy are associated with positive end-of-induction (EOI) minimal residual disease (MRD), according to a study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

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