Finding the balance between efficacy and toxicity in pediatric cancer treatment

Cancer treatment balances on a razor’s edge. On one side, physicians must use enough of a drug to kill tumor cells effectively. On the other side, a high drug concentration can be harmful to a patient’s normal cells. In children, the difference between the two, called the therapeutic index, is small. 

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