A prospective study of admissions for febrile neutropenia in secondary paediatric units in South East England.

abstract：:Malignant degeneration frequently arises from preexisting plexiform neurofibroma in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Image guided biopsy for diagnostic purposes, such as with CT guidance, can be technically challenging in these patients, as CT cannot distinguish malignant from benign areas within the same...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Koethe Y,Widemann BC,Hajjar F,Wood BJ,Venkatesan AM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The youngest siblings may be both emotionally vulnerable and often neglected members of the family of a childhood cancer patient. The prompt identification of signs of distress in these subjects allows trained caregivers to intervene with personalized, age-appropriate, attention, and care. A narrative approach, based ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Massimo LM,Wiley TJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD) is recurrent, painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOC) and is the most common reason for hospitalization in SCD patients. Narcotics, particularly morphine, along with fluid hydration are standard treatments for painful episodes but have been associated with the developm...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Buchanan ID,Woodward M,Reed GW

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) is a serious complication of autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in children with historically high mortality rates. Defibrotide has shown proven benefit in its treatment and may have a modest role in prevention. We report our experience with SOS in children u...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Roy Moulik N,Johnson I,Van Bruggen L,Petterson T,Mycroft J,Vaidya SJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) is defined as the temporary and complete loss of speech after posterior fossa surgery. The goal of this study was to identify incidence and risk factors for PFS and to determine accompanying neurobehavioral and psychologic problems. PROCEDURE:Between May 2007 and April 2009, c...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Küpeli S,Yalçın B,Bilginer B,Akalan N,Haksal P,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the risk of bacteremia in a cohort of outpatient febrile nonneutropenic pediatric oncology patients and to assess clinical characteristics that may influence decisions regarding empiric antibiotic therapy. PROCEDURE:A single institution retrospective cohort study was performed of outp...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kelly MJ,Vivier PM,Panken TM,Schwartz CL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly young people survive cancer in childhood and as a result complications of its treatment are becoming more common and important. Premature ovarian failure is recognized as a complication of radiotherapy to a field that includes the pelvis and alkylating-agent-based chemotherapy. Young pre-pubertal girls ar...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Johnston RJ,Wallace WH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low expression of HLA class II antigens has been associated with more aggressive disease in several human malignancies including adult adrenocortical tumors (ACT), but their clinical relevance in pediatric ACT needs to be investigated. PROCEDURE:This study analyzed the expression profile of three class II h...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Leite FA,Lira RC,Fedatto PF,Antonini SR,Martinelli CE Jr,de Castro M,Neder L,Ramalho LN,Tucci S Jr,Mastelaro MJ,Seidinger AL,Cardinalli IA,Yunes JA,Brandalise SR,Tone LG,Scrideli CA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHLH) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cytotoxic cell function that results in abnormal proliferation of benign lymphocytes and histiocytes in response to infectious stimuli. FHLH generally occurs in very young children, and typically presents with fever, cytopenias, c...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Beaty AD,Weller C,Levy B,Vogler C,Ferguson WS,Bicknese A,Knutsen AP

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The rate of bacterial infections in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) has decreased in recent years, mainly due to penicillin prophylaxis and vaccination. OBJECTIVES:To determine the rate of severe bacterial infection (SBI) in a cohort of children with SCD and to describe low-risk factors for confir...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Rincón-López EM,Navarro Gómez ML,Hernández-Sampelayo Matos T,Saavedra-Lozano J,Aguilar de la Red Y,Hernández Rupérez B,Cela de Julián E,RETRO-DREP Study Group.

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most commonly a tissue diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) in children is made by biopsy as opposed to primary resection. Open surgical procedures are often recommended to obtain sufficient material for accurate and complete diagnostic work up. Our institution has routinely used image-guided needle biopsies ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Chowdhury T,Barnacle A,Haque S,Sebire N,Gibson S,Anderson J,Roebuck D

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophilia is an excellent example in medicine where clinical translation of basic science discoveries has transformed the gloomy outlook of the disease. This review provides an overview of clinical advances in hemophilia management with a specific focus on the molecular heterogeneity of the disease and progress in ma...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Sharathkumar AA,Carcao M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fundamental purposes underlying formal health care transition from the pediatric to adult setting for young adult survivors of childhood cancer are to facilitate the continuous, medically and developmentally appropriate implementation of risk-based guidelines for the monitoring and management of late effects of ch...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Freyer DR,Brugieres L

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:SIOPEL protocols have recommended liver transplantation for unresectable hepatoblastoma (HBL) after chemotherapy in absence of visible extrahepatic disease. METHODS:This retrospective single center study includes 13 children treated following SIOPEL 3 or 4 protocols who underwent orthotopic liver transplant...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Héry G,Franchi-Abella S,Habes D,Brugières L,Martelli H,Fabre M,Pariente D,Gauthier F,Jacquemin E,Branchereau S

更新日期：2011-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pegasparaginase (PEG) is important for treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Despite conjugation to polyethylene glycol to reduce immunogenicity, allergic reactions still occur and may be severe. Traditionally, PEG is given via intramuscular (IM) injection but recent protocols have shown it can be...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Pidaparti M,Bostrom B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is mounting evidence that combination of antibiotic therapy with vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam (pip/tazo) is associated with acute kidney injury (AKI). To determine whether vancomycin plus pip/tazo is associated with higher rates of AKI compared to vancomycin plus cefepime among pediatric hematology/onc...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Quach HT,Esbenshade AJ,Zhao Z,Banerjee R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a 13-year-old male with Diamond Blackfan anemia and short stature. He had a normal biochemical response to growth hormone (GH) stimulation, but his bone age was delayed, his insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) was low, and he had a poor growth velocity. He was started on daily GH injections. METH...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Scott EG,Haider A,Hord J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of hydroxyurea in hemoglobin SC (HbSC) patients is not well documented. We describe the long-term response to hydroxyurea in children with clinically severe HbSC. In 15 patients, hydroxyurea resulted in a significant increase in mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and a significant de...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Yates AM,Dedeken L,Smeltzer MP,Lebensburger JD,Wang WC,Robitaille N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:(131) I-metaiodobenzylguanidine ((131) I-MIBG) is a targeted radiopharmaceutical for patients with neuroblastoma. Despite its tumor-specific uptake, the treatment with (131) I-MIBG results in whole-body radiation exposure. Our aim was to correlate whole-body radiation dose (WBD) from (131) I-MIBG with tumor ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Trieu M,DuBois SG,Pon E,Nardo L,Hawkins RA,Marachelian A,Twist CJ,Park JR,Matthay KK

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morphological evaluation of early response to chemotherapy and measurement of minimal residual disease by flow cytometry or PCR are being used for evaluation of prognosis and treatment stratification in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). PROCEDURE:In a series of 14 consecutive bone marrow in...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Helgestad J,Rosthøj S,Johansen P,Varming K,Østergaard E

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an African American family with Hoyeraal-Hreidarrson syndrome (HHS) in which 2 TERT mutations (causing P530L and A880T amino acid changes) and two in the DKC1 variants (G486R and A487A) were segregating. Both genes are associated with dyskeratosis congenita and HHS. It was important to determine the import...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Vogiatzi P,Perdigones N,Mason PJ,Wilson DB,Bessler M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) refractory to first-line treatment with systemic corticosteroids results in increased morbidity and potential mortality. We retrospectively assessed the feasibility and efficacy of catheter-directed intra-arterial platelet infusion (IAPI) in two pediatric patient...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kably IM,Ziga ED,Andreansky M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary choriocarcinoma of the liver is an extremely rare childhood malignancy frequently associated with clinical instability at initial presentation. It often mimics other benign and malignant childhood liver tumors. Prompt diagnosis and initiation of treatment are necessary to attain a successful outcome. We descri...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Yoon JM,Burns RC,Malogolowkin MH,Mascarenhas L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare proliferative disorder of pathological Langerhans cells, for which the aetiology and pathogenesis remain largely unknown. PROCEDURE:Information on the 101 children with LCH registered with the population-based Manchester Children's Tumour Registry (MCTR) between...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Alston RD,Tatevossian RG,McNally RJ,Kelsey A,Birch JM,Eden TO

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scrotal ulcers are a rare manifestation in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia. Fournier's gangrene (FG) is even rarer. We describe three adolescents and young adults who developed scrotal ulcerations during induction with all-trans-retinoic acid. One patient developed FG. These lesions are predominantly seen i...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Naithani R,Kumar R,Mahapatra M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dry eye disease is a well-known late complication of radiation therapy and is often difficult to treat. We evaluated the usefulness of cyclosporine 0.05% ophthalmic emulsion for the treatment of radiation-associated dry eye in children. Eleven children received cyclosporine 0.05% emulsion twice daily after failure of ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Hoehn ME,Kelly SR,Wilson MW,Walton RC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4(3/4)-year-old male with Down syndrome (DS) presented with unsteady gait and fatigue. Neuroimaging revealed a cerebellar mass with concomitant obstructive hydrocephalus and additional metastatic lesions. He was successfully treated and is still in complete remission 5 years from diagnosis. The present case illustra...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Benesch M,Moser A,Sovinz P,Lackner H,Schwinger W,Eder H,Urban C

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The DNA methylating agent temozolomide was developed primarily for treatment of glioblastoma. However, preclinical data have suggested a broader application for treatment of childhood cancer. Temozolomide was tested against the PPTP solid tumor and ALL models. PROCEDURES:Temozolomide was tested against the ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Keir ST,Maris JM,Reynolds CP,Kang MH,Kolb EA,Gorlick R,Lock R,Carol H,Morton CL,Wu J,Kurmasheva RT,Houghton PJ,Smith MA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion(I)/deletion(D) polymorphism influences the outcome of a number of cardiovascular diseases. ACE I/D polymorphism was investigated by PCR in 207 pediatric cancer patients and 144 controls. ACE I/D distribution of patients and controls was similar. The frequency of the D...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Bárdi E,Jenei C,Kiss C

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are reported to have increased relapse rates and therapy-related mortality (TRM). Treatment regimens for DS-ALL patients often include therapy modifications. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) ALL Consortium protocols ha...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Athale UH,Puligandla M,Stevenson KE,Asselin B,Clavell LA,Cole PD,Kelly KM,Laverdiere C,Leclerc JM,Michon B,Schorin MA,Sulis ML,Welch JJG,Harris MH,Neuberg DS,Sallan SE,Silverman LB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00