Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy With Dose Painting: A Brain-Sparing Technique for Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors.

abstract：:Social media are powerful means of communication that can also have an important role in the healthcare sector. They are sometimes seen with diffidence in the healthcare setting, partly because they risk blurring professional boundaries. This issue is particularly relevant to relations between caregivers and adolescen...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Clerici CA,Quarello P,Bergadano A,Veneroni L,Bertolotti M,Guadagna P,Ricci A,Galdi A,Fagioli F,Ferrari A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioids are a cornerstone of palliation of pain. We sought to assess variation in opioid prescription during the last week of life among a cohort of pediatric oncology patients who died while hospitalized. PROCEDURE:We used detailed hospital administrative data from the Pediatric Health Information System (...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Orsey AD,Belasco JB,Ellenberg JH,Schmitz KH,Feudtner C

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although screening for familial retinoblastoma has been shown to be beneficial we suspected that such screening programs may be less than optimal in developing countries (DC). METHODS:Retrospective cohort study comparing patients with familial retinoblastoma from five centers in DC (Argentina, Brazil, Turke...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Chantada GL,Dunkel IJ,Qaddoumi I,Antoneli CB,Totah A,Canturk S,Nawaiseh I,Fandiño A,Pífano I,Peksayar G,Ribeiro KB,Abramson DH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid dysfunction has been reported in up to 52% of patients 1.4 years after treatment with (131) I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) in children with neuroblastoma (NBL), despite the use of potassium-iodide (KI). Our aim was to investigate if the incidence and severity of thyroid damage increases in time. M...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Clement SC,van Eck-Smit BL,van Trotsenburg AS,Kremer LC,Tytgat GA,van Santen HM

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the effects of chemotherapy on patient antibody titers to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases; thus, there is no standard protocol for revaccinating post-chemotherapy patients. PROCEDURES:To assess losses of detectable antibody titers due to chemotherapy, we retrospectively examine...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Yu J,Chou AJ,Lennox A,Kleiman P,Wexler LH,Meyers PA,Gorlick R

更新日期：2007-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premature newborns are vulnerable to iron imbalance, although the iron homeostasis during the perinatal period remains unclear. To clarify the iron metabolism of premature infants, we measured serum prohepcidin concentrations of preterm infants, and analyzed the association with iron parameters. METHODS:Sev...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kitajima J,Ohga S,Kinjo T,Ochiai M,Takahata Y,Honjo S,Hara T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While encapsulated bacterial agents, particularly Streptococcus pneumoniae, are recognized as important microbes that are associated with serious illness in hosts with sickle cell disease (SCD), multiple pathogens are implicated in infectious manifestations of SCD. Variations in clinical practice have been an obstacle...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Obaro SK,Iroh Tam PY

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although chemotherapy has improved outcome of osteosarcoma, 30-40% of patients succumb to this disease. Survivors experience substantial morbidity and mortality from anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. We hypothesized that the cardioprotectant dexrazoxane would (i) support escalation of the cumulative doxo...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Schwartz CL,Wexler LH,Krailo MD,Teot LA,Devidas M,Steinherz LJ,Goorin AM,Gebhardt MC,Healey JH,Sato JK,Meyers PA,Grier HE,Bernstein ML,Lipshultz SE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary epithelial lung malignancies are rare in childhood and adolescence. We reviewed the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center experience with these tumors to better understand their histology, time to diagnosis, treatment, and outcome. PROCEDURE:A retrospective review was performed on all patients 21 y...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lal DR,Clark I,Shalkow J,Downey RJ,Shorter NA,Klimstra DS,La Quaglia MP

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular detection of minimal residual disease (MRD) is standard of care in acute lymphoblastic leukemia to personalize the stratification of patients to appropriate intensity chemotherapy regimens. High-throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques are driving changes to MRD methodologies. Our study demonstrates HTS ca...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Wright G,Watt E,Inglott S,Brooks T,Bartram J,Adams SP

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The histological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in pediatric patients with Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT) can predict the disease-free survival. Therefore, a noninvasive method for response assessment is needed. Using the currently established imaging modalities, mass reduction does not al...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： El-Hennawy G,Moustafa H,Omar W,Elkinaai N,Kamel A,Zaki I,Farid N,El-Kholy E

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) receiving chronic blood transfusions are at risk of developing iron overload and organ toxicity. Chelation therapy with either subcutaneous (SQ) desferrioxamine (DFO) or oral deferasirox is effective in preventing and reducing iron overload but poses significant challe...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kalpatthi R,Peters B,Kane I,Holloman D,Rackoff E,Disco D,Jackson S,Laver JH,Abboud MR

更新日期：2010-12-15 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：BACKGROUND:Mutations in the DNMT3A, TET2, IDH1, and IDH2 genes carry prognostic significance and occur frequently in adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Leukemic mutations in all four genes have recently been implicated in aberrant DNA methylation, a hallmark of neoplasia. We previously reported that IDH1 mutations wer...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Ho PA,Kutny MA,Alonzo TA,Gerbing RB,Joaquin J,Raimondi SC,Gamis AS,Meshinchi S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disease of unknown etiology. We wanted to assess the population-based incidence of LCH in a well-defined cohort of children. METHODS:We identified all children <15-years old treated with LCH during the 10 years period 1992-2001 at the Department of Pediatrics, Karolin...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Stålemark H,Laurencikas E,Karis J,Gavhed D,Fadeel B,Henter JI

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival of osteosarcoma patients has reached a plateau with the addition of chemotherapy and in part predicted based on histologic response. Risk-adapted therapy might be an alternative approach. We aimed to identify risk groups using clinical variables available at time of diagnosis in order to better pred...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lee JA,Kim MS,Kim DH,Lim JS,Park KD,Song WS,Cho WH,Lee SY,Jeon DG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poverty is an important patient-reported outcome of therapy and a potential predictor of outcome disparities in pediatric cancer. We previously identified that nearly 30% of pediatric cancer families experience household material hardship (HMH), a concrete measure of poverty including food, energy, or housing insecuri...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Bilodeau M,Ma C,Al-Sayegh H,Wolfe J,Bona K

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The Children's Oncology Group (COG) is a multi-institutional cooperative group dedicated to childhood cancer research that has helped to increase the survival of children with cancer through clinical trials. These clinical trials include a standardized regimen of imaging examinations performed prior to, during, and fo...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Meyer JS,Nadel HR,Marina N,Womer RB,Brown KL,Eary JF,Gorlick R,Grier HE,Randall RL,Lawlor ER,Lessnick SL,Schomberg PJ,Kailo MD

更新日期：2008-08-01 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:Although weight loss and lack of linear growth occur in children with cancer, growth history is not included in research that aims to determine nutritional status in children newly diagnosed with cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to determine weight loss and lack of linear growth in this patient group. PR...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Brinksma A,Roodbol PF,Sulkers E,Hooimeijer HL,Sauer PJ,van Sonderen E,de Bont ES,Tissing WJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although genetic and environmental factors are considered to be the main causes of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the associations between maternal factors during pregnancy and the childhood ALL is still unclear. PROCEDURE:In this study, meta-analysis was used. Medline, PubMed, and Web of Science were search...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Yan K,Xu X,Liu X,Wang X,Hua S,Wang C,Liu X

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Germany, about 1,800 new cases of pediatric cancer under 15 years of age are diagnosed each year and survival rates approach 80%. Although treatment is covered by health insurance and is thus available for all patients at no cost, treatment refusal and treatment discontinuation have been observed. However...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Zuzak TJ,Kameda G,Schütze T,Kaatsch P,Seifert G,Bailey R,Längler A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge about their past medical history is central for childhood cancer survivors to ensure informed decisions in their health management. Knowledge about information provision and information needs in this population is still scarce. We thus aimed to assess: (1) the information survivors reported to have...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Gianinazzi ME,Essig S,Rueegg CS,von der Weid NX,Brazzola P,Kuehni CE,Michel G,Swiss Paediatric Oncology Group (SPOG).

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) is a localized tumor composed of immature myeloid cells. This extramedullary tumor can present before, concurrent with or after the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia. GS is extremely uncommon in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). As a proportion of patients never develop systemic disease, ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Worch J,Ritter J,Frühwald MC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) treated with asparaginase and corticosteroids are at risk of developing severe lipid abnormalities. The authors report the case of a 10-year-old male with extremely high plasma triglyceride concentrations (4,000 mg/dl) during the induction phase of ALL associ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Ridola V,Buonuomo PS,Maurizi P,Putzulu R,Annunziata ML,Pietrini D,Riccardi R

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A lack of access to methotrexate levels is common in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), relevant for 80% of children with cancer worldwide. We evaluated whether high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) can be administered safely with extended hydration and leucovorin rescue, with monitoring of serum creatinine ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Vaishnavi K,Bansal D,Trehan A,Jain R,Attri SV

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Understanding factors that affect the decisions of caregivers of African children to enroll their children in clinical trials would lead to more fully informed consent. METHODS:During the NOHARM study (NCT01976416), a placebo-controlled clinical trial of hydroxyurea for Ugandan children with sickle cell a...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Carman AS,Sautter C,Anyanwu JN,Ssemata AS,Opoka RO,Ware RE,Rujumba J,John CC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) is a potentially life-threatening complication, detected by echocardiographic evidence of elevated tricuspid regurgitant velocity (TRV). This condition has been described in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) and other hemolytic disorders; however, there is little information...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Ambrusko SJ,Gunawardena S,Sakara A,Windsor B,Lanford L,Michelson P,Krishnamurti L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00