Maintenance treatment – Leukaemia Care e-learning

Maintenance treatment is given after consolidation of remission to prevent any chance of further relapse. Without maintenance therapy, there is a high chance that the ALL will return in most patients.
Maintenance treatment usually consists of low‑dose chemotherapy with a steroid drug, and is given as an outpatient. It is often given for 2-3 years because patients who relapse are often less responsive to treatment.