Controversies in the diagnosis and management of childhood acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The awareness that adolescents can have cancer is probably insufficient, not only among teenagers and their families, but also among physicians, and adolescent patients are reportedly often referred to qualified cancer institutes after a considerable delay. PROCEDURE:A prospective series of 425 patients (28...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Veneroni L,Mariani L,Lo Vullo S,Favini F,Catania S,Vajna de Pava M,Massimino M,Ferrari A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess glomerular and tubular renal function after HSCT in children in a prospective trial. METHODS:Renal function was assessed prospectively before HSCT (on day -10), on days +30, +100, and at least 6 months after transplantation in 34 patients (21 females/13 males) with a mean...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Hazar V,Gungor O,Guven AG,Aydin F,Akbas H,Gungor F,Tezcan G,Akman S,Yesilipek A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Torsades de Pointes (TdP) is a life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia that can be associated with metabolic abnormalities, exposure to arrhythmogenic medications, and congenital long-QT syndrome. This report describes a patient with ALL and multiple complications of therapy who developed TdP. The patient had no evide...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Bagatell R,Hainstock M,Lowe MC,Barber BJ,Samson RA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Palliative radiation therapy (pRT) is often used to improve quality of life for pediatric patients. Though palliative doses are generally lower than those for cure, pRT may still introduce undesirable effects. The decision to pursue additional therapy for a child may be challenging and depends on parents' kn...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lee BK,Boyle PJ,Zaslowe-Dude C,Wolfe J,Marcus KJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several sickle cell clinical trials have closed due to inability to enroll patients. To limit the early cessation of a proposed clinical trial due to low accrual rates, we sought to better understand barriers and facilitators to enrolling parents of children with sickle cell anemia (SCD) into clinical trials...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lebensburger JD,Sidonio RF,Debaun MR,Safford MM,Howard TH,Scarinci IC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the prevalence of abnormal pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in a cohort of children who had received whole lung irradiation (WLI) for treatment of metastatic disease. PROCEDURE:This was a retrospective (1988-2003) chart review that included all children treated at our institution with ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Weiner DJ,Maity A,Carlson CA,Ginsberg JP

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the safety and efficacy of ifosfamide and vinorelbine (IV) as a less toxic and effective reinduction regimen for pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma. PROCEDURE:This multi-center Children's Oncology Group phase II pilot study enrolled patients <30 years of age with bio...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Trippett TM,Schwartz CL,Guillerman RP,Gamis AS,Gardner S,Hogan S,London WB,Chen L,de Alarcon P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumocystis jirovecii, formerly carinii, pneumonia (PCP) poses a life-threatening risk to oncology patients. The use of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) prophylaxis virtually eliminates the risk of infection; however, many patients cannot tolerate TMP-SMZ. We performed a retrospective analysis to det...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kim SY,Dabb AA,Glenn DJ,Snyder KM,Chuk MK,Loeb DM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

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:ABT-751, an orally bioavailable sulfonamide, binds beta-tubulin to inhibit microtubule polymerization. We described response and event-free survival (EFS) in children with neuroblastoma and other solid tumors receiving ABT-751, assessed in vitro cytotoxicity of ABT-751 and evaluated the effect of ABT-751 on ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Meany HJ,Sackett DL,Maris JM,Ward Y,Krivoshik A,Cohn SL,Steinberg SM,Balis FM,Fox E

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Kids ITP Tools (KIT) is a disease-specific measure of health-related quality of life for children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). To facilitate use in international trials it has been cross-culturally adapted for France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Uruguay. This study assessed the validity and re...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Klaassen RJ,Blanchette V,Burke TA,Wakefield C,Grainger JD,Gaedicke G,Riedlinger A,Dufort G,Citrin E,Reguerre Y,Pellier I,Curtis C,Young NL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Children's Oncology Group conducted a phase II trial of 21-day continuous infusion topotecan to determine the response rate in pediatric patients with recurrent or refractory malignant solid tumors. PROCEDURE:Patients with Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT), osteosarcoma (OS), soft tissue sarcomas (STS)...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Hawkins DS,Bradfield S,Whitlock JA,Krailo M,Franklin J,Blaney SM,Adamson PC,Reaman G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Major advances in the field of pediatric oncology have resulted from rigorous, prospective clinical oncology research trials. Optimizing access for all children and adolescents to clinical research trials is an important goal. Barriers to clinical trial enrollment are numerous, involving the health care sy...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Russo C,Stout L,House T,Santana VM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BRAF V600E missense mutation is known to be present in a subset of central nervous system tumors. We report a patient with a BRAF V600E mutated pilomyxoid astrocytoma who failed multiple conventional chemotherapy regimens. Treatment with vemurafenib, a molecularly targeted therapy against the mutant BRAF V600E kin...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Skrypek M,Foreman N,Guillaume D,Moertel C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyosarcoma arising within a congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is an unusual entity. The patient underwent a lobectomy of his right lower lobe of lung due to a CCAM at the age of two. One year later, he developed a solid embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma at the same location. He received 1-year period ch...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Pai S,Eng HL,Lee SY,Hsiao CC,Huang WT,Huang SC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS), a rare vascular sarcoma with a clinically indolent course, frequently presents with metastases. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a promising therapeutic target. In a phase-II trial of the VEGF receptor inhibitor cediranib for adults with ASPS, the partial respon...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Cohen JW,Widemann BC,Derdak J,Dombi E,Goodwin A,Dompierre J,Onukwubiri U,Steinberg SM,O'Sullivan Coyne G,Kummar S,Chen AP,Glod J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist aprepitant, plus a 5HT3 antagonist and corticosteroid is well-tolerated and effective in preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in adults but has not been formally assessed in adolescents. PROCEDURE:Patients age 11-19 years old receiving emetogenic chemother...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Gore L,Chawla S,Petrilli A,Hemenway M,Schissel D,Chua V,Carides AD,Taylor A,Devandry S,Valentine J,Evans JK,Oxenius B,Adolescent Aprepitant in Cancer Study Group.

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a malignant tumor of bone and soft tissue of children and young adults. Patients with ES are treated with intensive chemotherapy regimens. We describe predictors of acute chemotherapy-associated toxicity in this population. PROCEDURE:In this retrospective cohort study, records of ES pa...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Sharib JM,Cyrus J,Horvai A,Gray Hazard FK,Neuhaus J,Matthay KK,Goldsby R,Marina N,DuBois SG

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since there is no validated assay to monitor disease in children with neuroblastoma (NB), we tested whether NB specific cell-free RNA could be detected in their plasma samples. Moreover, with the aim of reducing patients' discomfort, we compared this assay to a recently standardized procedure that uses a lar...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Corrias MV,Pistorio A,Cangemi G,Tripodi G,Carlini B,Scaruffi P,Fardin P,Garaventa A,Pistoia V,Haupt R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) is known for its propensity to metastasize to bone, but it also spreads to other sites including the brain. This study was undertaken to describe the treatment and outcomes of patients with recurrent CCSK involving the brain. METHODS:A retrospective records review was...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Radulescu VC,Gerrard M,Moertel C,Grundy PE,Mathias L,Feusner J,Diller L,Dome JS

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fanconi anemia (FA) predisposes to hematologic disorders and myeloid neoplasia in childhood and to solid cancers, mainly oral carcinomas, in early adulthood. Few cases of solid cancers have been reported in childhood. PROCEDURES:We conducted a national retrospective study of solid tumors occurring in patien...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Malric A,Defachelles AS,Leblanc T,Lescoeur B,Lacour B,Peuchmaur M,Maurage CA,Pierron G,Guillemot D,d'Enghien CD,Soulier J,Stoppa-Lyonnet D,Bourdeaut F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is the leading genetic disorder in Nigeria. Elevated velocities ≥170 cm/sec occur in about a third of Nigerian children with SCA. Chronic blood transfusion for stroke prevention is faced with a myriad of challenges in our practice. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of hydrox...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lagunju I,Brown BJ,Sodeinde O

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditionally, physicians have believed that limb-salvage surgery has functional and cosmetic advantages over amputation, yet the literature is equivocal. Therefore, we sought to compare the psychosocial and functional outcomes in osteosarcoma survivors after limb-salvage surgery and amputation. We hypothesi...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Robert RS,Ottaviani G,Huh WW,Palla S,Jaffe N

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophagocytic lymphohistioytosis (HLH) is a severe, life-threatening hyperinflammatory disorder that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Approximately, 25-50% of patients with HLH fail to achieve remission with established regimens that include dexamethasone and etoposide, or methylprednisolone and antithymocyte...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Marsh RA,Jordan MB,Talano JA,Nichols KE,Kumar A,Naqvi A,Vaiselbuh SR,Histiocyte Society Salvage Therapy Working Group.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin O-Arab [Beta 121 Glu → Lys] (Hb O-Arab) is a rare abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) whose clinical and hematological features have been described in adults but not in children. We report three children, 9, 12, and 36 months of age, with homozygous Hb O-Arab and assess the value of supplementary folic acid as treatme...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Dror S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report successful bone marrow transplantation in an 11-year-old male with chronic myeloid leukemia from his HLA-identical sibling selected by preimplantation HLA testing. Because collection of cord blood failed, the transplantation was performed when the donor reached the age of 19 months, and sufficient bone marro...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Goussetis E,Constantoulakis P,Kitra V,Peristeri I,Mastrominas M,Baka M,Papadimitropoulos M,Karamolegos C,Paisiou A,Vasilatou-Kosmidis H,Graphakos S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goals of this study included: (1) Identification of factors prognostic for event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS), and (2) Definition of risk groups for risk adapted therapy in children with Hodgkin disease (HD). PROCEDURE:From 1991 to 2003, 69 children with newly diagnosed, untreated biops...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Oguz A,Karadeniz C,Okur FV,Citak EC,Pinarli FG,Bora H,Akyurek N

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical characteristics and optimal treatment strategies for spindle cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma (ssRMS) have not been well established because of its rarity. PROCEDURE:Retrospective re-evaluation of sarcoma specimens (1997-2014) identified 16 ssRMSs (median age 20 years, range 7-39 years). Clinicopat...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Yasui N,Yoshida A,Kawamoto H,Yonemori K,Hosono A,Kawai A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A teenage boy presented with a CD30-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) affecting his scapula and was successfully treated with chemotherapy. His clinical features and outcome were compared with other cases described in the literature. A further review of 11 ALCL cases with bony involvement treated in the U...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Ng A,Hobson R,Williams D,Morland B

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma is a malignant pediatric liver tumor. The currently used diagnostic serum marker for hepatoblastoma, α-fetoprotein (AFP), is not always reliable in infants with hepatoblastoma, due to the physiologically elevated levels of AFP in this age group. In this report, we show that Delta-like 1 homolog (DLK1), ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Falix FA,Aronson DC,Lamers WH,Hiralall JK,Seppen J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00