Protection against vaccine preventable diseases in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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：BACKGROUND:A desperate need for novel therapies in pediatric ependymoma (EPN) exists, as chemotherapy remains ineffective and radiotherapy often fails. EPN have significant infiltration of immune cells, which correlates with outcome. Immune checkpoint inhibitors provide an avenue for new treatments. This study characte...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Witt DA,Donson AM,Amani V,Moreira DC,Sanford B,Hoffman LM,Handler MH,Levy JMM,Jones KL,Nellan A,Foreman NK,Griesinger AM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report by the Radiation Oncology Discipline of Children's Oncology Group (COG) describes the practice patterns of pediatric image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) based on a member survey and provides practice recommendations accordingly. The survey comprised of 11 vignettes asking clinicians about their recommended tr...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Hua CH,Vern-Gross TZ,Hess CB,Olch AJ,Alaei P,Sathiaseelan V,Deng J,Ulin K,Laurie F,Gopalakrishnan M,Esiashvili N,Wolden SL,Krasin MJ,Merchant TE,Donaldson SS,FitzGerald TJ,Constine LS,Hodgson DC,Haas-Kogan DA,Mahaja

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) may rarely occur in visceral tissues, and little is known about their clinical history. The present study retrospectively analyzed a group of patients prospectively registered in Italian pediatric protocols conducted between 1979 and 2004. METHODS:I...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Ferrari A,Magni C,Bergamaschi L,Cecchetto G,Alaggio R,Milano GM,Bertolini P,Basso E,Manzitti C,Di Martino M,Giurici N,Melchionda F,Cecinati V,Chiaravalli S,Affinita MC,Scagnellato A,Casanova M,Bisogno G

更新日期：2017-09-01 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:Iron overload is well documented in patients with β-thalassemia major, and patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) remain at risk as a result of pre- and immediate post-HSCT transfusions. PROCEDURE:This is a prospective, randomized, 1-year clinical trial that compares the ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Inati A,Kahale M,Sbeiti N,Cappellini MD,Taher AT,Koussa S,Nasr TA,Musallam KM,Abbas HA,Porter JB

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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:Survivors of childhood brain tumors are at increased risk for neurocognitive impairments, including deficits in abilities supported by frontal brain regions. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) metabolizes dopamine in the prefrontal cortex, with the Met allele resulting in greater dopamine availability and b...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Howarth RA,Adamson AM,Ashford JM,Merchant TE,Ogg RJ,Schulenberg SE,Ogg S,Li J,Wu S,Xiong X,Conklin HM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Since 1975, childhood cancer incidence rates have gradually increased in the United States; however, few studies have conducted analyses across time to unpack this temporal rise. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that increasing cancer incidence rates are due to secular trends in pregnancy cha...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kehm RD,Osypuk TL,Poynter JN,Vock DM,Spector LG

更新日期：2018-03-01 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:Although "aspirin resistance" (AR-inadequate platelet inhibition as suggested by in vitro testing of aspirin-treated patients) has been widely studied in adults and linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes, its prevalence and clinical significance are largely unknown in children. PROCEDURE:To determine ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Yee DL,Dinu BR,Sun CW,Edwards RM,Justino H,Teruya J,Bray PF,Bomgaars L

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opportunities for cancer prevention in adolescents range from limitation of sun exposure to the use of human papillomavirus vaccines. Those who develop malignant disease experience longer waiting times for diagnosis and treatment than do children, especially when referred to adult treatment centers, and they are less ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Barr RD,Greenberg ML

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification and referral of candidate patients for phase I trials relies heavily on pediatric oncologists who must balance their own perceptions of phase I trials with the desires of the patient and his/her family. A survey was sent to 419 physicians practicing pediatric oncology at 30 different institutions. R...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Gilliam MB,Madan-Swain A,Adams JM,Pressey JG

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a national pediatric case-control study, we observed a very high relative risk of leukemia in patients who had received continuous etoposide (CE) over 6 months or more, but we could not estimate the absolute risk. The purpose of the present study was to estimate this absolute risk after CE. PROCEDURES:We...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Le Deley MC,Vassal G,Taïbi A,Shamsaldin A,Leblanc T,Hartmann O

更新日期：2005-07-01 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: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：:Data on prognostic factors in pelvic PNET are minimal. We analyzed patients with pelvic PNET treated between June 2003 and November 2011 for prognostic factors. Forty-eight (13%) of 374 patients with PNET were pelvic PNET with median age 14.5 years (range: 5-33); 31 (65%) had metastases. After median follow-up of 20.4...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Biswas B,Agarwala S,Rastogi S,Khan SA,Mohanti BK,Sharma DN,Pathy S,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2013-09-01 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:Radiotherapy (RT) is well established in the management of intracranial ependymoma (EP) and post-operative RT is employed for the majority of patients. There are no randomised trials of RT in EP and evidence for dose and volume relies on retrospective single institution series, usually comprising a heterogen...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Taylor RE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to evaluate oral health and dental anomalies in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and to compare results with those of a group of healthy children matched for sex and age. PROCEDURE:Fifty-six children treated for ALL and 56 healthy controls were examined for de...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Maciel JC,de Castro CG Jr,Brunetto AL,Di Leone LP,da Silveira HE

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment intensification was considered a suitable strategy to increase the cure rate of lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL) in children. PROCEDURE:The AIEOP LNH-97 trial was run between 1997 and 2007 for newly diagnosed LBL in patients aged less than 18 years. Treatment schedule was based on the previous, LSA2-L...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Pillon M,Aricò M,Mussolin L,Carraro E,Conter V,Sala A,Buffardi S,Garaventa A,D'Angelo P,Lo Nigro L,Santoro N,Piglione M,Lombardi A,Porta F,Cesaro S,Moleti ML,Casale F,Mura R,d'Amore ES,Basso G,Rosolen A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bridging the survival gap for children with cancer, between those (the great majority) in low and middle income countries (LMIC) and their economically advantaged counterparts, is a challenge that has been addressed by twinning institutions in high income countries with centers in LMIC. The long-established partnershi...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Barr RD,Antillón Klussmann F,Baez F,Bonilla M,Moreno B,Navarrete M,Nieves R,Peña A,Conter V,De Alarcón P,Howard SC,Ribeiro RC,Rodriguez-Galindo C,Valsecchi MG,Biondi A,Velez G,Tognoni G,Cavalli F,Masera G

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) can cure or alleviate a wide range of nonmalignant childhood conditions. However, few studies have examined longitudinal national trends of frequency or short-term complications of HSCT before 2006 when an HSCT became a reportable procedure by US law. By using a US n...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Takahashi T,Pereda MA,Bala N,Nagarajan S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to compare the health related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents after malignant bone tumor surgery of the leg with healthy controls. PROCEDURE:Patients between 8 and 25 years old were cross-sectional recruited. Patients under 16 years of age received the TNO (Netherlands O...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Bekkering WP,Vliet Vlieland TP,Koopman HM,Schaap GR,Schreuder HW,Beishuizen A,Tissing WJ,Hoogerbrugge PM,Anninga JK,Taminiau AH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The provision of tele-practice symptom management is often without the provision of evidence-based guidelines. Under the auspices of the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, a nursing task force was established to appraise the evidence and develop guidelines. Promising new efforts to enhance symptom management through...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Tsimicalis A,De Courcy MJ,Di Monte B,Armstrong C,Bambury P,Constantin J,Dagelman B,Eves M,Jansen P,Honeyford L,Stregger D,Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario.

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A National Thalassemia Screening Program was adopted in Taiwan in 1993. This report examined that program's results and impact. METHODS:Patients with beta-thalassemia major born between 1994 and 2003 were recruited through the help of all thalassemia clinics in Taiwan. A structured questionnaire was designed...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Chern JP,Lin KH,Lu MY,Lin DT,Jou ST,Yang YL,Chang HH,Su S,Lin KS

更新日期：2008-01-01 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