A single institutional experience: is epoetin alpha effective in anemic children with cancer?

abstract：:Very little has been published on the use of romiplostim to treat primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), refractory to previous treatments, in children. The objective of this study was to determine its efficacy and safety in pediatric patients in a university general hospital. Retrospective, longitudinal observational...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Escudero Vilaplana V,Aragonés JH,Fernández-Llamazares CM,Bieler CB,Rodríguez SM,Sáez MS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-six patients with Ewing's sarcoma were analyzed as to the role of radiation therapy. Fifty-eight patients (P group) had removal of the involved part of the bone after preoperative chemotherapy, and 28 (NP group) had local treatment either at the same time or before chemotherapy. Thirty-six of 58 P-group patient...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Jereb B,Ong RL,Mohan M,Caparros B,Exelby P

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and/or homovanillic acid (HVA), metabolites of catecholamines, are the most sensitive diagnostic markers of neuroblastoma. They can be measured by the high-performance liquid chromatographic method, which has been used to screen for neuroblastoma in infants in Japan. Fro...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Numata K,Kusui H,Kawakatsu H,Kizaki Z,Sawada T

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) has been associated with overall survival (OS) and event-free survival, but we do not know if ALC is associated with minimal residual disease (MRD) at the end of induction (EOI) and whether it can be used as surrogate marker in resource limited settings. Immunological differences betwee...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Pushpam D,Rajput N,Chopra A,Vishnubhatla S,Kumari M,Kumar R,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newborn infant presented with intraocular tumor that was clinically diagnosed as retinoblastoma and treated by exenteration of the globe. Within a few weeks however, a large abdominal mass was noted, which was found to involve the left kidney and right lobe of liver. Pathologic evaluation of the intraocular mass as ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akhtar M,Ali MA,Sackey K,Bakry M,Johnson T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to determine serum adrenomedullin levels and compare them with levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT). Cancer patients aged 0-18 years who experienced febrile neutropenia attacks were included in the study. Adrenomedullin, CRP, and PCT were analyzed at admission, day 3, and ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Demirkaya M,Tugcu D,Akcay A,Aydogan G,Akıcı F,Salcioglu Z,Ekmekci H,Sevinir B,Balci Ekmekci O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blast cell chromosome abnormalities at presentation in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are common, and different patterns are known to be related to outcome. In contrast, the frequency and importance of further changes at the time of relapse remain unclear. Blast cell karyotype evolution was therefore stu...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Vora AJ,Potter AM,Anderson LM,Lilleyman JS

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the Fifth National Wilms Tumor Study (NWTS-5), tumor-specific loss of heterozygosity (LOH) for chromosomes 1p and 16q identifies a subset of patients with Wilms tumor (WT) who despite having favorable histology (FH) have a significantly increased risk of relapse and death. We aimed to find out 1p and 16q ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Fawzy M,Bahanassy A,Samir A,Hafez H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Euthyroid sick syndrome is related to profound changes in thyroid metabolism induced by nonthyroidal diseases. To determine whether children with newly diagnosed Hodgkin disease might present thyroid abnormalities and to establish their predictive value, the authors performed regular thyroid function testing. Seven ch...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Mohn A,Di Marzio A,Cerruto M,Angrilli F,Fioritoni C,Chiarelli F

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breastfeeding is well-known to have a protective effect against infection in infants. It has been suggested that breast milk may play a role in the prevention of certain childhood cancer. We investigated this issue in a case-control study comprising 300 patients with childhood cancer. There was 73 patients (24.3%) wit...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Küçükçongar A,Oğuz A,Pınarlı FG,Karadeniz C,Okur A,Kaya Z,Çelik B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of the different pharmacological agents and different doses of systemic corticosteroids was analyzed. A total of 1109 patients (median age 8 months; F/M: 2.3) with hemangioma, followed up in our unit for 23 years, were evaluated retrospectively. Forty-five of them received systemic corticosteroids. T...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akyüz C,Yariş N,Kutluk MT,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygous beta-thalassemia is usually characterized by severe anemia requiring regular blood transfusion for survival. For homozygous patients with milder clinical manifestations and no dependence on transfusion therapy, the term thalassemia intermedia is usually applied. Genetic mechanisms that may ameliorate the cl...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kanavakis E,Traeger-Synodinos J,Tzetis M,Metaxotou-Mavromati A,Ladis V,Kattamis C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma, the commonest primary malignant liver tumor in infants and children, is usually associated with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels. The authors sought to determine if AFP levels can be used to modify treatment, thereby avoiding the wait for formal imaging studies and prolonged suboptimal tre...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Sayar D,Yaniv I,Goshen Y,Cohen IJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All pediatric osteosarcomas treated in our hospital between 1985 and 1995 were reviewed. There were 26 patients, 15 males and 11 females, aged 20 or less at diagnosis. All had limb primaries. Nineteen patients had localized disease and seven presented with metastases. Intensive multiagent chemotherapy was given both p...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kwong DL,Ha SY,Chau KY,Choi PH,Chan GC,Kwong PW,Lau YL

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nesiritide is a recombinant formulation of B-type natriuretic peptide used most commonly in the treatment of adults with decompensated congestive heart failure. The physiologic effects of BNP include natriuresis, diuresis, and smooth muscle relaxation. These physiologic effects result in its beneficial therapeutic eff...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Wheeler AD,Tobias JD

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors such as crizotinib and alectinib have been shown to have significant activity in ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). There are no data for alectinib's safety or efficacy in younger patients, though it is superior to crizotinib in adult trials. We present a 14...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Balzer BWR,Loo C,Wegner EA,Nath CE,Lee S,Smith C,Lewis CR,Trahair TN,Anazodo AC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An episode of transient encephalopathy after the first course of intravenous high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX; 1000 mg/m2) was observed in a 4-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The neurological abnormalities took place 5 days after HD-MTX therapy. She experienced complex partial seizure and left hemipares...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kubo M,Azuma E,Arai S,Komada Y,Ito M,Sakurai M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired form of pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) presents either as an acute self-limited disease, predominantly seen in children, or as a chronic illness more frequently seen in adults with rare spontaneous remissions. A 14-year-old boy presented with pallor, without hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, lymphadenopathy, pe...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Khalil A,Elhasid R,Ben Barak A,Ben Arush MW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reported long-term outcome of endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) patients who present with paraplegia is largely unknown. Records of BL patients treated with comparable short-interval cyclophosphamide chemotherapy schedules between 2004 and 2014 at three Baptist mission hospitals in Cameroon were reviewed. Survivors w...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hesseling PB,Mbah G,Kouya F,Kimbi C,Nfor P,Kaah J,Kuruvilla R,Best A,Wharin P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of the anemias during childhood are hypochromic and microcytic. The aim of the present study was to determine the status of α-thalassemia mutations and its association with other etiologies, such as iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and β-thalassemia trait, that are frequently seen hypochromic microcytic anemi...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Gulen H,Hanimeli O,Karaca O,Taneli F

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 33 children, 23 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 10 with solid tumors, the phenotype of the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA) was detected in the erythrocytes by electrophoresis in cellulose acetate. In all children the ADA enzyme activity was also determined in the plasma by spectrophotometry at the onse...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hatzistilianou M,Athanassiadou F,Catriu D,Makedou A,Hitoglou S,Papaeconomou A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outlining the treatment for an unclassifiable lymphoid malignancy is often difficult. A highly undifferentiated lymphomatous mass that relapsed in spite of intense chemotherapy and autologous transplant is reported. At relapse, there was differentiation into myeloid lineage. Though remission was achieved with AML-type...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Anoop P,Lancaster DL,Ethell ME,Potter MN,Wotherspoon A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor X (FX) is the component of both extrinsic and intrinsic coagulation cascade and is the first enzyme of the common pathway which results in thrombus. Congenital FX deficiency (FXD) is an extremely rare coagulation defect. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory data of the patients dia...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Karabel M,Söker M,Yıldırım AT,Oymak Y,Kelekçi S,Karabel D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one long-term survivors, treated for brain tumors in childhood, were evaluated in term of neurological impairments, disability, and handicap. Thirty-eight patients (pts) (62%) had at least one impairment. Visual impairment was detected in 14 pts (24%), associated with recurrence (p = .012). Thirty-four patients ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Macedoni-Luksic M,Jereb B,Todorovski L

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare and fatal hematological syndrome that causes a disturbance of the immune system. Overall mortality of HLH is greater than 50% and the majority of patients who die do so within the first 8 weeks of chemotherapy treatment. To find clinical parameters relating to high-ri...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Dao AT,Luong VT,Nguyen TT,Huynh QT,Phan TT,Lam MT,Ngoma AM,Koriyama C

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and tumor response of 3 cycles of sequential high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) in advanced pediatric solid tumor patients. Medical records of 11 children who underwent 2 consequent courses of reduced conditioning HDCT followed by final HDCT with autologous HSC infu...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kwon SY,Won SC,Han JW,Shin YJ,Lyu CJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the extragonadal teratomas are located in the sacrococygeal region. Teratoma with malignant sarcomatous differentiation is a rare form of germ cell tumor. The authors describe a 5-year-old-girl with sacrococygeal teratoma in which sarcomatous elements were observed. The patient was treated with complete surgic...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Elli M,Pinarli FG,Kandemir B,Dagdemir A,Ceyhan M,Acar S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutropenic enterocolitis is an acute, life-threatening inflammation of the small and large bowel, often seen in children with malignancies during periods of prolonged or severe neutropenia. During the period 1990-1995, 180 children were treated at the authors' center for acute lymphoblastic leukemia using a standard ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Jain Y,Arya LS,Kataria R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic trioxide (ATO) has been proven to be highly effective in adults with newly diagnosed or relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Only very limited data are published on the use of ATO as a single agent for first-line therapy of relapsed APL. The authors present a case of a 8-year-old boy with a bone marrow...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ebinger M,Schwarze CP,Feuchtinger T,Scheel-Walter HG,Lang P,Hildenbrand S,Gessler P,Handgretinger R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to analyze the major causes of abnormal findings seen in the preoperative coagulation tests of asymptomatic pediatric patients and to discuss the usefulness of coagulation tests prior to minor surgery. Among patients who received minor surgery in Kyung Hee University Medical Center from ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kang S,Yoon HS,Lee EH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00