Outcomes of immunological interventions for mixed chimerism following allogeneic stem cell transplantation in children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer among infants (<1 year old) has unique epidemiologic, clinical, and genetic characteristics compared with cancer in older children. Nonetheless, data on secular trends in infant cancer incidence and survival in the United States is sparse. METHODS:Population-based data from nine areas of the Surveill...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Wang H,Mejia MC,Gonzalez SJ,Zoorob RJ,Chai W,Du XL

更新日期：2021-01-20 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：:Osteosarcoma is the most common bone tumor in children and young adults, with few advances in survival and treatment, especially for metastatic disease, in the last 30 years. Recently, immunotherapy has begun to show promise in various adult cancers, but the utility of this approach for osteosarcoma remains relatively...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Wedekind MF,Wagner LM,Cripe TP

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:The incompatibility causing fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) results from a fetus inheriting a paternal human platelet antigen (HPA), which is different from the maternal HPA. We present a unique case of FNAIT in a pregnancy involving an oocyte recipient mother with Turner syndrome. This is the f...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Barg AA,Ifrah AD,Strauss T,Simchen MJ,Orvieto R,Rosenberg N,Kenet G

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with cancer may be at an increased risk of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) when levels of hepatitis B antibodies are reduced owing to chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression. This study evaluated the changes in HBV antibody status and HBV infections after chemotherapy in children with acute ly...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Choi YB,Lee NH,Yi ES,Kim YJ,Koo HH

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Outcomes for childhood brain tumors are now associated with a five-year survival rate of 75%. Endocrine effects of brain tumors are common, occurring in 43% of patients by 10 years from tumor diagnosis. Optimal timing of screening for endocrinopathies remains undefined. We aim to identify incidence and timin...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lawson SA,Horne VE,Golekoh MC,Hornung L,Burns KC,Fouladi M,Rose SR

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke is a severe complication of sickle cell anemia (SCA). The role of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in the development of stroke in children with SCA is controversial. PROCEDURE:The aim of this study was to investigate the association of clinical ischemic stroke, high-risk transcran...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Belisário AR,Rodrigues Sales R,Evelin Toledo N,Velloso-Rodrigues C,Maria Silva C,Borato Viana M

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermatogonial stem cells open novel strategies for preservation of testicular tissue and fertility preservation in boys and men exposed to gonadotoxic therapies. This review provides an update on the physiology of spermatogonial stem cells in rodent and primate testes. Species-specific differences must be considered ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Schlatt S,Ehmcke J,Jahnukainen K

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:The majority of children with cancer live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with little or no access to cancer treatment. The purpose of the paper is to describe the current status of childhood cancer treatment in Africa, as documented in publications, dedicated websites and information collected through sur...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kruger M,Hendricks M,Davidson A,Stefan CD,van Eyssen AL,Uys R,van Zyl A,Hesseling P

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective studies suggest that there is high mortality in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and severe malaria. We assessed mortality in Ugandan children with severe malarial anemia (SMA, n = 232) or cerebral malaria (CM, n = 267) by sickle cell hemoglobin genotype. Admission and 2-year follow-up mortality di...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Opoka RO,Bangirana P,Idro R,Shabani E,Namazzi R,John CC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fever in neutropenic (FN) patients requires immediate broad-spectrum antibiotics, however, such patients do not represent a homogeneous population and the majority of them are at low risk of developing complication. Gatifloxacin (GA) is an alternative, though it has not been thoroughly studied in Pediatrics ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Petrilli A,Altruda Carlesse F,Alberto Pires Pereira C

更新日期：2007-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In low- and middle-income countries, therapeutic options for advanced, refractory, or relapsing malignancies are limited due to local constraints such as cost of drugs, distance from oncology centers, and lack of availability of new anticancer drugs. Metronomics, which combines metronomic chemotherapy (MC) a...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： El Kababri M,Benmiloud S,Cherkaoui S,El Houdzi J,Maani K,Ansari N,Khoubila N,Kili A,El Khorassani M,Madani A,Tazi MA,Ahid S,Hessissen L,Quessar A,Harif M,Khattab M,André N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) provides a curative therapy for children severely affected by sickle cell disease (SCD). Rejection-free survival after matched sibling donor (MSD) HSCT is very high, but adoption of HSCT as a curative SCD therapy has been slow. In this study, we assess providers...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Meier ER,Abraham AA,Ngwube A,Janson IA,Guilcher GMT,Horan J,Kasow KA

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing number of long-term survivors of childhood cancer, there continues to be a critical need for development and implementation of evidence-based recommendations for clinical follow-up. In order to establish and maintain health-related follow-up guidelines, it is important to recognize the attributes o...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Hawkins MM,Robison LL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress has been made in resource-limited countries in treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but advances in solid malignancies have been slower. Multidisciplinary care coordination is challenging, assessing adherence to guidelines through quality improvement initiatives is essential. We characterized deviations fro...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Power-Hays A,Friedrich P,Fernandez G,Cruz NA,Marcus K,Rodriguez-Galindo C,Collado L

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:We report two survivors of Wilms tumor (WT) who developed inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT). The first patient had IMT in the mainstem bronchus 1 year after WT therapy that included vincristine, dactinomycin, doxorubicin (VDA) and whole lung radiation therapy (XRT). The second patient had IMT in the cecum 7 yea...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Ortiz MV,Rossi CT,Hill DA,Guzzetta PC,Qureshi F,Dome JS

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell disorder that occurs worldwide and results in significant morbidity and mortality. In addition to affected children who are born in the US, an increasing number of children with SCD are migrating to the US with their families or through international adoption. C...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Thornburg CD,Ware RE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a highly malignant embryonal brain tumor that occurs mainly in early childhood. Although most of the tumors are characterized by inactivating mutations of the tumor suppressor gene, SMARCB1, the biological basis of its tumorigenesis and aggressiveness is still unkn...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Suzuki M,Kondo A,Ogino I,Arai H,Tomita T,Sredni ST

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a highly aggressive malignancy that is extremely rare in children. This case report documents a 7-year-old male without previous asbestos exposure with peritoneal MM that initially responded to chemotherapy with cisplatin and gemcitabine but ultimately metastasized to his chest. He was d...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Sugalski A,Davis M,Prasannan L,Saldivar V,Hung JY,Tomlinson GE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and abnormal transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography have a high risk of stroke, but this risk is greatly reduced when chronic transfusion therapy is administered. The change in TCD velocities during chronic transfusion therapy and rate and frequency of normalizatio...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kwiatkowski JL,Yim E,Miller S,Adams RJ,STOP 2 Study Investigators.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC) is rare in children; therefore, reaching a consensus on its management is challenging and radiotherapy is limited by concerns about long-term toxicity. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness and safety of surgery plus postoperative 125 I interstitial brachythe...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Li J,Zhang J,Lyu XM,Huang MW,Zheng L,Zhang JG

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer is the second most common cause of childhood deaths in the United Kingdom and infection contributes to a quarter of all cancer-related deaths. This study aimed to estimate the risk, aetiology and outcome of bloodstream bacterial and fungal infections in children with cancer within a geographically def...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Calton EA,Le Doaré K,Appleby G,Chisholm JC,Sharland M,Ladhani SN,CABIN Participants.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in patient function and factors affecting pediatric patients with cancer during treatment are largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to measure patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in children during the initial 6 months of therapy to characterize function and explore factors associated with func...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Dobrozsi S,Yan K,Hoffmann R,Panepinto J

更新日期：2017-04-01 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:Influenza is a health risk to children receiving chemotherapy for cancer. An absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) >1,000 cells/mm(3) has been associated with the ability to produce an immune response to influenza vaccine during chemotherapy. However, clinical efficacy of influenza vaccination during chemotherapy ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Choi DK,Fuleihan RL,Walterhouse DO

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deferasirox (Exjade®, Novartis) is a widely used oral iron chelator for the treatment of patients with iron overload due to chronic transfusion therapy for diseases such as β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Renal side effects of deferasirox are common and include non-progressive increases in serum creatinine, how...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Rheault MN,Bechtel H,Neglia JP,Kashtan CE

更新日期：2011-04-01 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