Recombinant human erythropoietin beta therapy: an effective strategy to reduce transfusion requirement in children receiving anticancer treatment.

abstract：:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare genetically determined immunodeficiency. Neutrophils from CGD patients show a defective killing of phagocytosed fungi and bacteria, due not only to an impairment in oxidative burst, but also to absence of normal pH value within phagocytic vacuole following phagocytosis. Be...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Granzotto M,Leone V,Lepore L,Zerial M,Tommasini A,Ciambra R,Gombac F,Ventura A

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a frequently encountered disease in childhood. Recent reports pointed to the benefit of high-dose steroid in ITP treatment since it resulted in a better outcome in a shorter time than IV immunoglobulin therapy. In the authors' clinic, mainly after 1984, megadose methyl prednisolone (MD...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Yetgin S,Yenicesu IC,Ersoy F

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary erythrocytosis diagnosed in a 10-month-old female and followed for 12 years is described. The erythrocytosis was associated with an abnormally elevated set point of erythropoietin production in which the sensitivity fluctuated independently, but corresponded to the alterations in the oxygen-carrying capacity o...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kalmantis T,Kalmanti M

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The third International Conference on Immunotherapy in Pediatric Oncology was held in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, October 1-2, 2012. Major topics of the conference included (i) cellular therapies using antigen-specific and gene-modified T cells for targeting leukemia and pediatric solid tumors; (ii) overcoming hurdles an...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Brehm C,Huenecke S,Pfirrmann V,Rossig C,Mackall CL,Bollard CM,Gottschalk S,Schlegel PG,Klingebiel T,Bader P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical usefulness of the measurement of red cell zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP), an indicator of iron-deficient erythropoiesis, was assessed in a group of UK children undergoing investigation for red cell microcytosis. Of 213 children studied, 136 had increased ZPP values. Of these, 86 also had reduced iron stores as...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Hinchliffe RF,Lilleyman JS,Steel GJ,Bellamy GJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major problem of hemophilia A (HA) treatment is the development of factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitor, which usually occurs shortly after initiating replacement therapy. Several studies showed the correlation between inhibitor development and polymorphisms in inflammatory and immune response genes of HA patients; however...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Naderi N,Yousefi H,Mollazadeh S,Seyed Mikaeili A,Keshavarz Norouzpour M,Jazebi M,Moazezi Nekooi Asl SS,Namvar A,Azizi Saraji A,Agi E,Bolhassani A

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:This is a report of a case of acute respiratory failure following the administration of intrathecal methotrexate (MTX) for prophylaxis of central nervous system leukemia (CNS) in a 3-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This could be attributed to acute metabolic or direct toxic effects of methotrexate to ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Martins da Cunha AC,Bartsch CH,Gadner H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with thalassemia intermedia (TI) experience many complications, of which the incidence varies greatly among cases. Considering the high prevalence of thalassemia in Iran, the study was carried out to determine the frequency of TI complications in Iranian patients and to find possible risk factors for each of ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Rafsanjani KA,Mafi N,Tafreshi RI

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancements in surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have greatly improved the cures rates for children with Wilms tumor. However, a number of therapy-related late effects have been observed in long-term survivors. Generally, late complications are a consequence of treatment type and intensity; the use of radiother...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Wright KD,Green DM,Daw NC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate (MTX) is an antimetabolite with a major role in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). The authors report the management of a 9-year-old boy who developed an anaphylactoid reaction to high-dose MTX infusion, after a first challenge with intrathecal administration, during induction therapy f...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Caldeira T,Costa V,Silva I,Oliva T,Norton L

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the possible clinical application of the hypothesis that insufficient induction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase (DDC) causes accumulation and secretion of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) in unfavorable neuroblastomas, we measured plasma DOPA in 28 neuroblastoma patients. Abnormally high le...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Ikeda H,Suzuki N,Takahashi A,Kuroiwa M,Matsuyama S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor XIII deficiency is a very rare bleeding disorder. We report here on the clinical outcome of a young child with intracranial bleeding due to factor XIII deficiency. Clinicians should bear in mind that severe factor XIII deficiency is associated with a significant risk of unexpected intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)....

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Bay A,Sirikci A,Dogan A,Leblebisatan G,Yilmaz F

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous blood-derived stem cells were used for stem-cell rescue in a 5-year-old boy with chemotherapy-resistant B-Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) involving bone marrow. The high dose chemoradiotherapy was carried out 5 months after initial diagnosis during partial remission. The preparative regimen consisted of 12 G...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Emminger W,Emminger-Schmidmeier W,Ambros P,Gadner H,Höcker P,Radaszkiewicz T,Hinterberger W

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Twelve cases of neuroblastoma (NB) (7 boys and 5 girls) and 4 cases of primitive peripheral neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) (3 boys and 1 girl) were investigated for the presence of apoptosis and retinoic acid receptor (RAR) by immunhistochemical method. The apoptotic index in NB was zero or 1% in 8 children and relative...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Farid P,Babosa M,Hauser P,Schuler D,Szende B

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children are described who presented with fever and generalized seizures, days 50 and 200, respectively, after matched unrelated donor-bone marrow transplantation. Upon antiepileptic treatment the seizures vanished but somnolence and fever remained. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain was performed and r...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Fischmeister G,Wiesbauer P,Holzmann HM,Peters C,Eibl M,Gadner H

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) is the causative agent of infectious erythema. In healthy children the virus causes transient erythroid aplasia, whereas in children with chronic hemolytic anemias it can cause severe aplastic crises, and in immunodeficient individuals it can produce chronic red cell aplasia. If contracted durin...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Miniero R,Dalponte S,Linari A,Saracco P,Testa A,Musiani M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased susceptibility to infection is reported in patients with beta-thalassemia major due to toxic effect of iron on neutrophil functions and reticuloendothelial system dysfunction. This study investigated the association between the neutrophil apoptosis and frequency of infection episodes, desferrioxamine treatme...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Oren H,Sahin B,Irken G,Ateş H,Duman M,Yilmaz S,Türker M,Atabay B,Yaprak I

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of eosinophilic meningitis 2 months before the appearance of lymphoblasts in the cerebrospinal fluid is described in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The peripheral blood showed no simultaneous eosinophilia. The child was successfully treated for her CNS relapse, and complete remission was easil...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Behrendt H,de Korte D,van Gennip AH,van Leeuwen EF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, open-label, randomized, comparative study in pediatric cancer patients was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cefepime and meropenem in the empiric therapy of febrile neutropenic patients. Febrile episodes were classified as microbiologically documented infection, clinical documented infec...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Oguz A,Karadeniz C,Citak EC,Cil V,Eldes N

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level and serum sodium concentration as early indicators of bacteremia in neutropenic children in two different series in 1983-1984 (49 bacteremias) and 1989-1990 (29 bacteremias). During the earlier period, the goal was to avoid unnecessary antimicrobial therapy. Currently ...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Riikonen P,Saarinen UM,Perkkiö M,Hovi L,Siimes MA

更新日期：1992-10-01 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 20-year-old female developed a relapse of B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as a mass in her left breast after 6 years of maintained continuous complete remission. No leukemic lesions were identified in other sites such as the bone marrow or cerebrospinal fluid. The relapsed leukemic cells in the breast...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Todo K,Morimoto A,Osone S,Nukina S,Ohtsuka T,Ishida H,Yoshihara T,Todo S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-year-old girl presented at the Pediatric Emergency Department with an acute onset of gastrointestinal symptoms due to hypercalcemia. Despite the absence of circulating blast, bone marrow biopsy was diagnostic of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The hypercalcemia was initially treated with intravenous hydration and fu...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Buonuomo PS,Ruggiero A,Piastra M,Riccardi R,Polidori G,Chiaretti A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High doses of intravenous deferoxamine via central venous line (CVL) has recently been shown to improve survival in patients with noncompliant thalassemia major (TM). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the extent of CVL-related thrombosis and to determine the presence of prothrombotic factors in child...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Finkelstein Y,Yaniv I,Berant M,Zilber R,Garty BZ,Epstein O,Lahav J,Tamary H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1981, the Children's Cancer and Leukemia Study Group (CCLSG) has developed a series of protocols for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in childhood. In the first randomized controlled study of the 811 protocol (1981-1983) a comparison of conventional daily 6-mercaptopurine and methotrexate with a p...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Koizumi S,Fujimoto T,Oka T,Watanabe S,Kikuta A,Tsuchiya T,Matsushita T,Asami K,Yanase T,Mimaya J,Ohta S,Miyake M,Nishikawa K,Furuyama T,Yamamura Y,Takaue Y,Ninomiya T,Shimokawa T,Iwai A,Ishida Y,Ariyoshi N,Kimur

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl was referred to the authors' hospital with a complaint of growth retardation. Physical examination revealed splenomegaly. Laboratory examination revealed increased sedimentation rate. Her imaging studies showed a splenic mass. Splenectomy was performed and histopathological examination revealed scl...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Kuybulu A,Sipahi T,Topal I,Uner A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Intravenous (IV) ferric iron (Fe)-carbohydrate complexes are used for treating Fe deficiency in children with iron-refractory iron-deficiency anemia (IRIDA). An optimal treatment has yet to be determined. There are relatively little publications on the responsiveness to IV iron therapy in children with IRIDA...

journal_title：Pediatric hematology and oncology

authors： Akin M,Atay E,Oztekin O,Karadeniz C,Karakus YT,Yilmaz B,Erdogan F

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00