abstract：BACKGROUND:The psychosocial outcomes of young adult survivors of childhood bone tumors are not well known. This study: (a) examined perceived social support (SS) and benefit-finding (BF) with respect to surgical intervention, gender, and age; (b) compared SS and psychological outcomes to normative values; and (c) exami...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Teall T,Barrera M,Barr R,Silva M,Greenberg M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an African American family with Hoyeraal-Hreidarrson syndrome (HHS) in which 2 TERT mutations (causing P530L and A880T amino acid changes) and two in the DKC1 variants (G486R and A487A) were segregating. Both genes are associated with dyskeratosis congenita and HHS. It was important to determine the import...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Vogiatzi P,Perdigones N,Mason PJ,Wilson DB,Bessler M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The DNA methylating agent temozolomide was developed primarily for treatment of glioblastoma. However, preclinical data have suggested a broader application for treatment of childhood cancer. Temozolomide was tested against the PPTP solid tumor and ALL models. PROCEDURES:Temozolomide was tested against the ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Keir ST,Maris JM,Reynolds CP,Kang MH,Kolb EA,Gorlick R,Lock R,Carol H,Morton CL,Wu J,Kurmasheva RT,Houghton PJ,Smith MA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is rarely diagnosed as a second malignancy. We sought to describe a cohort of patients with secondary EWS and investigate if patient characteristics and survival differ between patients with secondary and primary EWS. PROCEDURE:Patients with EWS or peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tu...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Applebaum MA,Goldsby R,Neuhaus J,DuBois SG

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total body irradiation (TBI) is an important component of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (SCT) for pediatric malignancies. With increasing survival rates, late effects of SCT become more important. Younger children may be at particular risk of late effects of radiation and SCT. METHODS:We retrospectivel...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Mulcahy Levy JM,Tello T,Giller R,Wilkening G,Quinones R,Keating AK,Liu AK

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The awareness that adolescents can have cancer is probably insufficient, not only among teenagers and their families, but also among physicians, and adolescent patients are reportedly often referred to qualified cancer institutes after a considerable delay. PROCEDURE:A prospective series of 425 patients (28...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Veneroni L,Mariani L,Lo Vullo S,Favini F,Catania S,Vajna de Pava M,Massimino M,Ferrari A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate outcomes of Group D eyes of bilateral retinoblastoma patients treated with primary chemoreduction and external beam radiation as salvage. PROCEDURE:Retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma and designated Group D in at least one eye from January 1, 2000 to De...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Berry JL,Jubran R,Kim JW,Wong K,Bababeygy SR,Almarzouki H,Lee TC,Murphree AL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pediatric Phase I trial was performed to determine the maximum-tolerated dose, dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), and pharmacokinetics (PK) of vorinostat and bortezomib, in patients with solid tumors. PROCEDURE:Oral vorinostat was administered on days 1-5 and 8-12 of a 21-day cycle (starting dose 180 mg/m(2...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Muscal JA,Thompson PA,Horton TM,Ingle AM,Ahern CH,McGovern RM,Reid JM,Ames MM,Espinoza-Delgado I,Weigel BJ,Blaney SM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a drug interaction between methotrexate (MTX) and chloral hydrate (CH) observed in a child treated for acute leukemia. Significantly slower MTX clearance and increased MTX exposure occurred on the first three courses of a high-dose chemotherapy when co-administered with CH despite normal renal fu...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Dao K,Ivanyuk A,Buclin T,Beck-Popovic M,Diezi M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ensuring adequate parental consent is a key issue of ethical practice in pediatric oncology. In Germany, however, knowledge about parental comprehension and satisfaction with the informed consent procedure is limited, and representative data on parents' perspectives are still missing. Based on data collected...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Petersen I,Spix C,Kaatsch P,Graf N,Janka G,Kollek R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of tissue-specific differentially methylated regions (tDMRs) is key to our understanding of mammalian development. Research has indicated that tDMRs are aberrantly methylated in cancer and may affect the oncogenic process. PROCEDURE:We used the MassARRAY EpiTYPER system to determine the q...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Sugito K,Kawashima H,Uekusa S,Yoshizawa S,Hoshi R,Furuya T,Kaneda H,Hosoda T,Masuko T,Ohashi K,Ikeda T,Koshinaga T,Fujiwara K,Igarashi J,Ghosh S,Held WA,Nagase H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorafenib targets multiple pathways thought to be crucial in growth of plexiform neurofibroma (PN) in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Sorafenib has been tolerated with manageable toxicities in adults and children with refractory cancer. We conducted a separate study in this population. Monitori...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Kim A,Dombi E,Tepas K,Fox E,Martin S,Wolters P,Balis FM,Jayaprakash N,Turkbey B,Muradyan N,Choyke PL,Reddy A,Korf B,Widemann BC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We wanted to ascertain patterns of recurrence, re-treatment, and outcome among 188 eligible patients treated for localized orbital sarcoma on IRSG Protocols III/IV, 1984-1997. PROCEDURE:Retrospective chart review. RESULTS:Twenty-four of 188 patients (12.8%) developed local (n = 22) or distant relapse (n = ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Raney B,Huh W,Hawkins D,Hayes-Jordan A,Million L,Rodeberg D,Teot L,Anderson J,Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee of the Children's Oncology Group, Arcadia, CA.

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment recommendations for endemic Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in settings with only minimum requirements for curative treatment (PODC setting 1) are described. The reported cure rate for endemic BL is usually <50%. Facilities within setting 1 differ. Three treatment schedules are proposed based on: (1) when accurate sta...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Hesseling P,Israels T,Harif M,Chantada G,Molyneux E,Pediatric Oncology in Developing Countries.

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

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：:The efficacy of hydroxyurea in hemoglobin SC (HbSC) patients is not well documented. We describe the long-term response to hydroxyurea in children with clinically severe HbSC. In 15 patients, hydroxyurea resulted in a significant increase in mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and a significant de...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Yates AM,Dedeken L,Smeltzer MP,Lebensburger JD,Wang WC,Robitaille N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant ectomesenchymoma (MEM) is a soft tissue tumor with heterologous rhabdomyoblastic components believed to arise from pluripotent migratory neural crest cells. To date merely 50 cases have been published and the knowledge about the course of disease and optimal treatment is limited. METHODS:Six patie...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Dantonello TM,Leuschner I,Vokuhl C,Gfroerer S,Schuck A,Kube S,Nathrath M,Bernbeck B,Kaatsch P,Pal N,Ljungman G,Bielack SS,Klingebiel T,Koscielniak E,CWS.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cisplatin (CDDP) ototoxicity is a significant side effect of the current treatment of medulloblastoma (MB). Cumulative dose of CDDP and age are recognized risk factors for hearing loss, but inter-individual susceptibility limits our ability to identify patients at risk for hearing loss. We describe the kinet...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Lafay-Cousin L,Purdy E,Huang A,Cushing SL,Papaioannou V,Nettel-Aguirre A,Bouffet E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irinotecan is highly active against rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), yet its tolerability and efficacy in combination with radiation is unknown. We examined local control and toxicities in RMS patients treated with radiotherapy (RT) in combination with radiosensitizing agents irinotecan + carboplatin (I + C). PROCED...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Dharmarajan KV,Wexler LH,Wolden SL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For children with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) who undergo stem cell transplantation (SCT), the role of immunological interventions including withdrawal of immunosuppressive therapy (IST) and donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) for treatment of disease recurrence remains uncertain. PROCEDURE:We analy...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Inagaki J,Fukano R,Nishikawa T,Nakashima K,Sawa D,Ito N,Okamura J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Kids ITP Tools (KIT) is a disease-specific measure of health-related quality of life for children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). To facilitate use in international trials it has been cross-culturally adapted for France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Uruguay. This study assessed the validity and re...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Klaassen RJ,Blanchette V,Burke TA,Wakefield C,Grainger JD,Gaedicke G,Riedlinger A,Dufort G,Citrin E,Reguerre Y,Pellier I,Curtis C,Young NL

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:SCH 727965 is a novel drug in clinical development that potently and selectively inhibits CDK1, CDK2, CDK5, and CDK9. The activity of SCH 727965 was evaluated against the PPTP's in vitro and in vivo panels. PROCEDURES:SCH 727965 was tested against the PPTP in vitro panel using 96 hours exposure at concentra...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Gorlick R,Kolb EA,Houghton PJ,Morton CL,Neale G,Keir ST,Carol H,Lock R,Phelps D,Kang MH,Reynolds CP,Maris JM,Billups C,Smith MA

更新日期：2012-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric aggressive fibromatosis (AF) is a rare, benign tumor with locally infiltrative growth. Therefore, how to prevent reoccurrence while maintaining the mandible contour and continuity as much as possible is very important when the mandible is involved. PROCEDURE:We selected 10 pediatric patients with ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Zhou Y,Zhang Z,Fu H,Qiu W,Wang L,He Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatoblastoma is a malignant pediatric liver tumor. The currently used diagnostic serum marker for hepatoblastoma, α-fetoprotein (AFP), is not always reliable in infants with hepatoblastoma, due to the physiologically elevated levels of AFP in this age group. In this report, we show that Delta-like 1 homolog (DLK1), ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Falix FA,Aronson DC,Lamers WH,Hiralall JK,Seppen J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by frequent disease-related events that require acute care. It is unknown to what extent patients utilize multiple hospitals for acute care. We examined the continuity pattern of acute care visits to the hospital or emergency department. We hypothesized that among p...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Panepinto JA,Owens PL,Mosso AL,Steiner CA,Brousseau DC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of pediatric neoplasia. Highly heterogeneous, ALL includes several genetic subtypes with varying clinical outcome. Although, some features are well established as prognostic predictors, the details of the molecular mechanisms underlying different phenotypes ar...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： de Oliveira JC,Brassesco MS,Scrideli CA,Tone LG,Narendran A

更新日期：2012-10-01 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:Long-term adverse effects of Imatinib in children with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are uncertain. The aim was to study the effect of imatinib on growth in children with CML. PROCEDURE:Children ≤13 years of age at diagnosis were enrolled retrospectively, from 2004 to 2011, from a single center in India. P...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Bansal D,Shava U,Varma N,Trehan A,Marwaha RK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pegasparaginase (PEG) is important for treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Despite conjugation to polyethylene glycol to reduce immunogenicity, allergic reactions still occur and may be severe. Traditionally, PEG is given via intramuscular (IM) injection but recent protocols have shown it can be...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Pidaparti M,Bostrom B

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) is the most common childhood sarcoma and is a component of the familial pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB)-predisposition syndrome. Using the PPB model, we hypothesized that DICER1 mutations would be found in familial and sporadic forms of ERMS. Blood samples from four children with famil...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Doros L,Yang J,Dehner L,Rossi CT,Skiver K,Jarzembowski JA,Messinger Y,Schultz KA,Williams G,André N,Hill DA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML) is a rare myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disorder of early childhood characterized by mutations of the RAS-RAF-MAP kinase signaling pathway. We report the case of a child with a diagnosis of JMML carrying two mutations of NRAS gene (c.37G>C and c.38G>A) independently occurri...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： De Filippi P,Zecca M,Novara F,Lisini D,Maserati E,Pasquali F,Rosti V,Carlo-Stella C,Zavras N,Cagioni C,Zuffardi O,Pagliara D,Danesino C,Locatelli F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) is now being increasingly realized. SCD poses a significant public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, some regions of India, the Caribbean, and Brazil. In many of these regions, progress in the management of SCD has been slow. Long-term North-South and...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Aygun B,Odame I

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Wilms tumor (WT), mutations in the gene encoding p53, TP53, are correlated with anaplasia; however TP53 variants have not been studied in favorable histology (FH) WTs. A single nucleotide polymorphism of TP53 encoding either arginine or proline at codon 72 is suggested to alter in vitro p53 behavior. Therefore, we ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Cost NG,Mitui M,Khokhar S,Wickiser JE,Baker LA,Rakheja D

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is characterized by primary immunodeficiency, thrombocytopenia and eczema. Patients with WAS have an increased risk to develop tumors. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) represents the most common malignancy occurring in WAS-affected patients, diffuse-large-B-cell lymphoma is the most frequently...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Coccia P,Mastrangelo S,Ruggiero A,Scalzone M,Rosolen A,Maurizi P,Riccardi R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an increasingly common problem. We hypothesized that VTE occurs most commonly in tertiary care settings and that the pattern of associated illnesses may have changed from earlier reports. METHODS:The Kids' Inpatient Database 2006 was utilized to identify children ≤ ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Setty BA,O'Brien SH,Kerlin BA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of body mass index (BMI) on the risk of thromboembolism (TE) in children (<18 years) with hematological malignancies during the period 1990-2009 (n = 359). Obesity was prevalent in 12% of patients: 6% versus 17% prior to and after the year 2000 (P = 0.02). Sixty-one (17%) patients developed TE...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Tuckuviene R,Christensen AL,Chan AK,Athale U

更新日期：2012-08-01 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:Clinical outcomes of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) who undergo total or partial splenectomy (PS) are poorly defined. The purpose of this retrospective study was to initiate an Internet-based registry to facilitate analysis of clinical outcomes for these children. We hypothesized that both surgical ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Mouttalib S,Rice HE,Snyder D,Levens JS,Reiter A,Soler P,Rothman JA,Thornburg CD

更新日期：2012-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood, and the outcomes for children with high-risk and relapsed disease remain poor. However, new international strategies for risk stratification and for treatment based on novel tumor targets and including immunotherapy are being employed in attempts ...

journal_title：Pediatric blood & cancer

authors： Zage PE,Louis CU,Cohn SL

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00