The treatment plan for acute lymphoblastic leukemia is very complicated, including induction remission period, consolidation period and maintenance period, and the treatment time cannot be generalized for different types and conditions.
1. Induced remission period: it usually takes 1 month, but some patients with mild disease and sensitive to therapeutic drugs can reach the standard of induced remission in about half a month.
2. Consolidation period: after achieving complete remission, consolidation treatment can improve the efficacy of the treatment, and the commonly used program includes 6~8 courses of treatment, and the treatment time is usually about half a year.
3. Maintenance period: Maintenance treatment takes 2-3 years, and review every 3-6 months during the treatment period.
Leukemia is a kind of disease that is easy to relapse and difficult to cure. Adherence to treatment and regular review to reduce the frequency of relapse can help shorten the treatment time.