Treatment of pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphomas in a country with limited resources: results of the first national protocol in Nicaragua.

abstract：:Childhood obesity is a significant public health problem, affecting one in five children in the United States. At the crux of this issue is a dysregulation of energy intake and energy expenditure. This review will provide an overview on energy and nutrient balance. We discuss energy balance studies in children using i...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Tam CS,Ravussin E

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Griscelli syndrome type 2 (GS2), the X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP) and the Chédiak-Higashi (CHS) syndromes are diseases that all may develop hemophagocytic syndromes. We wanted to investigate whether the treatment protocols for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) can also be used for these syndrome...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Trottestam H,Beutel K,Meeths M,Carlsen N,Heilmann C,Pasić S,Webb D,Hasle H,Henter JI

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the increasing cure rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), patients who relapse continue to have poor prognosis. The Children's Oncology Group (COG) conducted a limited institution Phase II trial of Campath-1H, a monoclonal antibody that targets CD52 on leukemic cells, in childre...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Angiolillo AL,Yu AL,Reaman G,Ingle AM,Secola R,Adamson PC

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High dose acetaminophen (HDAC) with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has been effective in adults with advanced malignancies. We report HDAC with NAC in a child with progressive hepatoblastoma, confirmed at biopsy of an unresectable hepatic mass. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) increased despite four courses of doxorubicin and one cour...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kobrinsky NL,Sjolander DE,Goldenberg JA,Ortmeier TC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinoblastoma occurs in approximately 4 per million children per year in the United States, usually before 2 years of age. In developed countries, 95% of children with tumor in one eye can be cured with enucleation, while children with tumor in both eyes require individualized therapy to preserve vision. Al...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lambert MP,Shields C,Meadows AT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection in neutropenic children is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children treated for cancer. In developing countries, children with cancer are often malnourished at diagnosis. In Blantyre, Malawi, children with Burkitt lymphoma are treated with a local protocol with limited toxicity. The aim...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Israëls T,van de Wetering MD,Hesseling P,van Geloven N,Caron HN,Molyneux EM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are at risk of developing long-term morbidity, which is likely to be presented to a primary care physician (PCP). Therefore, insight into CCS's PCP-based health care use is needed. We investigated the volume and underlying health problems of PCP-based health care use and the ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Streefkerk N,Heins MJ,Teepen JC,Feijen EAM,Bresters D,van Dulmen-den Broeder E,van der Heiden-van der Loo M,van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM,van Leeuwen FE,Loonen JJ,van der Pal HJH,Ronckers CM,Versluys AB,Tissing WJE,Korevaar JC,

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:β-Thalassemia intermedia (β-TI) accounts for up to one-fourth of β-thalassemia patients. Evaluating and improving quality of life (QOL) should be a goal in β-TI follow-up and management strategies. Patients' perceptions of their illness and its treatment may impact their QOL. This study aimed to e...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Atwa ZT,Wahed WYA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumors (SPPT) are an extremely rare entity in pediatric patients. Even if the role of radical surgical resection as primary treatment is well established, data about follow-up after pancreatic resection in children are scant. METHODS:A retrospective review of data from the I...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Crocoli A,Grimaldi C,Virgone C,De Pasquale MD,Cecchetto G,Cesaro S,Bisogno G,Cecinati V,Narciso A,Alberti D,Ferrari A,Dall'Igna P,Spada M,Inserra A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) experience a broad range of psychiatric disorders, placing them at risk for more complicated and longer hospitalizations for vaso-occlusive crises (VOC). The current study examined the frequency of psychiatric disorders in SCA patients (ages birth to 20 years) admitted ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Myrvik MP,Campbell AD,Davis MM,Butcher JL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) may be the leading cause of death in β-thalassemia patients; however, its pathophysiologic mechanisms are still unclear. Recent studies indicate that asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) plays a role in the initiation and progression of a variety of diseases, especially the cardiov...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Mohamed el-S,Ibrahim B,Amr D,Noha el-K,Mokhtar M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) may develop neurodegeneration and significant CNS sequelae, affecting a significant proportion of the patients. We here aimed to investigate the neuropsychological consequences in more detail. METHODS:Using an extensive neuropsychological test battery, we ev...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Van't Hooft I,Gavhed D,Laurencikas E,Henter JI

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although limited data are available about cyclophosphamide disposition in patients with renal insufficiency, nothing has been reported in anephric patients. We characterized cyclophosphamide pharmacokinetics in an anephric child with bilateral Wilms tumor, both on (day 1) and off (day 2) hemodialysis. The median cyclo...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： McCune JS,Adams D,Homans AC,Guillot A,Iacono L,Stewart CF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential thrombocythemia is a rare myleoproliferative disorder in pediatrics. This myleoproliferative disorder is characterized by excessive proliferation of megakaryocytes and sustained elevation of platelet count. Reactive thrombocytosis is a more common cause of elevated platelet counts among children. We describe...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Robins EB,Niazi M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited high-quality evidence supports the management of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). To assess our institutional performance in this area, we retrospectively reviewed IDA treatment practices in 195 consecutive children referred to our center from 2006 to mid-2010. The majority of children were ≤4 years old (64%) and...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Powers JM,Daniel CL,McCavit TL,Buchanan GR

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical impact of influenza in children undergoing therapy for cancer is not well-described in the literature. PROCEDURE:Laboratory-documented influenza infection in pediatric oncology patients cared for in a single regional pediatric medical center between July 2000 and June 2005 was identified by rev...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Tasian SK,Park JR,Martin ET,Englund JA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cell lymphoma of lung is very rare. We report a case of NK cell lymphoma presented in a 17-year-old male with bilateral pleural effusions and hemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis. Morphologic and immunohistochemical tests revealed an association of NK cell lymphoma with Epstein-Barr virus. A literatur...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Tai CF,Chang LY,Lin DT,Lin KH,Jou ST,Yang YL

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have addressed the efficacy of palliative radiotherapy (RT) for pediatric osteosarcoma (OS), a disease generally considered to be radioresistant. We describe symptom relief, local control, and toxicity associated with palliative RT among children with OS. PROCEDURE:Patients diagnosed with OS at ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Chen EL,Yoo CH,Gutkin PM,Merriott DJ,Avedian RS,Steffner RJ,Spunt SL,Pribnow AK,Million L,Donaldson SS,Hiniker SM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bereaved families fear their child being forgotten by those who knew their loved child, including their child's oncology team. Thoughtfully timed, family-centric condolences shared by pediatric oncology team members have the potential to extend our compassion and kindness toward a family during the darkness of grief. ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Weaver MS,Lichtenthal WG,Larson K,Wiener L

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma (HB) and biliary atresia (BA) are both rare conditions that occurred in the patient described. This is the second such case in the literature. An explanation for this apparent coincidence could possibly be found in the existance of pluripotent liver stem cells. In humans, small epithelial cells (SEC) be...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Taat F,Bosman DK,Aronson DC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication errors occur universally. Inappropriate administration of chemotherapy drugs can have adverse effects in cancer patients. Our objective was to assess the rate and type of medication errors in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) receiving oral chemotherapy in outpatient setting. PROCE...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Oberoi S,Trehan A,Marwaha RK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of follow-up investigations of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and T-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (T-NHL), including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination, bone marrow (BM) aspiration, peripheral blood (PB) count, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) an...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Huang L,Lequin M,Pieters R,van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a disorder of disputed origin thought to be related to the dermal/interstitial macrophage. A 5-year-old female presented with an aggressive systemic JXG that developed 5 months after the diagnosis of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Examination of the T-cell receptor gamma...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Perez-Becker R,Szczepanowski M,Leuschner I,Janka G,Gokel M,Imschweiler T,Völpel S,Niehues T,Klapper W

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to provide recommendations on the infusion duration of anthracycline chemotherapy agents in children with cancer. This study also serves as a practice example of the essential steps that need to be taken when using a previously published systematic review to develop a high-quality clinical practice guideline....

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Loeffen EAH,van Dalen EC,Mulder RL,van de Wetering MD,Kremer LCM,Tissing WJE,Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity Working Group.

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ependymoblastoma (EBL) is a rare malignant CNS tumor of early childhood, listed as a subgroup of primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) in the 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System. Histologically, EBL can be defined by multilayered, mitotically active "ependymoblastic" rosettes with centra...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Nowak J,Seidel C,Pietsch T,Friedrich C,von Hoff K,Rutkowski S,Warmuth-Metz M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigates the effect of using patient reported outcomes (PROs) about health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in clinical practice on the type and amount of psychosocial topics discussed during a paediatric oncology consultation. PROCEDURE:Children (N = 193) with cancer participated in a sequent...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Engelen V,van Zwieten M,Koopman H,Detmar S,Caron H,Brons P,Egeler M,Kaspers GJ,Grootenhuis M

更新日期：2012-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dexamethasone is more efficacious than prednisone in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but has also been associated with greater toxicity. We compared neuropsychological outcomes for patients treated on DFCI ALL Consortium Protocol 00-01, which included a randomized comparison of the two s...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Waber DP,McCabe M,Sebree M,Forbes PW,Adams H,Alyman C,Sands SA,Robaey P,Romero I,Routhier MÈ,Girard JM,Sallan SE,Silverman LB

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate outcomes of Group D eyes of bilateral retinoblastoma patients treated with primary chemoreduction and external beam radiation as salvage. PROCEDURE:Retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma and designated Group D in at least one eye from January 1, 2000 to De...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Berry JL,Jubran R,Kim JW,Wong K,Bababeygy SR,Almarzouki H,Lee TC,Murphree AL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early effects of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) include decreased physical function, bone mineral density (BMD/g/cm2 ), and health-related quality of life (HRQL). We assessed the capacity of a physical therapy and motivation-based intervention, beginning after diagnosis and continuing throu...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Cox CL,Zhu L,Kaste SC,Srivastava K,Barnes L,Nathan PC,Wells RJ,Ness KK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cell tumors account for 3% of testicular tumors and have never been reported after treatment for Ewing's sarcoma. We report the unusual occurrence of a patient who developed a Leydig cell tumor of the testis 18 years after successful treatment for Ewing's sarcoma. Additional monitoring for second malignancies m...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Butros LJ,Phillip S,Chou A,Meyers PA,Huvos AG,Healey JH,Russo P,Gorlick RG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00