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ORAL MERCAPTOPURINE ADHERENCE IN PEDIATRIC ALL: A SURVEY STUDY FROM THE DFCI ALL CONSORTIUM
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  • Justine Kahn,
  • Maneka Puligandla,
  • Kristen Stevenson,
  • Peter Cole,
  • Jennifer Welch,
  • Melissa Beauchemin,
  • Elizabeth Gage-Bouchard,
  • Lewis Silverman,
  • Kara Kelly,
  • Kira Bona
Justine Kahn
Columbia University Medical Center

Corresponding Author:jk2034@cumc.columbia.edu

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Maneka Puligandla
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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Kristen Stevenson
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Peter Cole
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
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Jennifer Welch
Hasbro Children's Hospital
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Melissa Beauchemin
Columbia University Medical Centre
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Elizabeth Gage-Bouchard
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Lewis Silverman
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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Kara Kelly
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Kira Bona
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Abstract

Poor adherence to 6-mercaptopurine during acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) therapy increases relapse risk. Clinically-significant non-adherence has been documented in up to 30% of children treated for ALL on Children’s Oncology Group trials. Whether non-adherence rates vary across regimens with different chemotherapy schedules and modes of administration is not known. In a cross-sectional survey study of N= 61 children treated on, or as per Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) ALL Consortium Protocol 11-001, 25% (95% CI 14 – 37%) of respondents self-reported non-adherence to 6MP, suggesting that the frequency of non-adherence may be similar across different Consortia regimens.