Garlic compounds selectively kill childhood pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells in vitro without reducing T-cell function: Potential therapeutic use in the treatment of ALL

Greg Hodge1 Haematology/Oncology Department, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]

Stephen Davis2 Department of Mycology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia

Michael Rice1 Haematology/Oncology Department, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia

Heather Tapp1 Haematology/Oncology Department, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia

Ben Saxon1 Haematology/Oncology Department, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia

Tamas Revesz1 Haematology/Oncology Department, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, Australia

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