CLOSER team will work to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of children with leukemia in Latin America, to reduce the survival gap between the two regions. Over the next five years (2019-2023), researchers from Argentina, Austria, Chile, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Uruguay will work together in a large international consortium.
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International
Location
LAC
EU
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Argentina
Chile
Uruguay
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Austria
Czech Republic
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
Type of organisation
Public Institutions
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Other
Geolocation
41.3842224, 2.1017302
Passeig de Sant Joan de Déu, 2
Esplugues de Llobregat
Barcelona
08950
Spain
Esplugues de Llobregat
Barcelona
08950
Spain
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Childhood leukemia is a rare disease, being slightly more common in Latin American and Caribbean countries than in Europe. However, the survival of patients is significantly different between both regions. This may be due to medical and non-medical factors: biology, access to healthcare, limited diagnostic resources, lack of research, etc.
Our mission is to create a framework of collaborative, multidisciplinary research between Latin America and Europe, to harmonize the levels of care and reduce inequalities in the outcome of children with leukemia. CLOSER studies Leukemia in a holistic way, using a global and multi-level approach, while keeping the focus on patients and their needs.