BACKGROUND Studies from various countries have found an increasing incidence of childhood leukemia in recent decades. To characterize time trends in the age- and sex-specific incidence of childhood acute leukemia during the last 20 years in the Nordic countries, we analyzed a large set of population-based data from the Nordic Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (NOPHO) in their acute...

Sgc8c aptamers on a stiff polymer scaffold form multivalent inhibitor targeting acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

the significance of immunophenotyping is growing day by day. it provides basic information in regard to classification and prognosis of acute leukemia which helps the management of patients. this study was conducted to identify cd markers in leukemic patients admitted to tabriz, in northwestern iran. immunophenotyping of 60 patients with acute leukemia was determined. patients with acute myelog...

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term changes in bone density profile among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Patients and Methods: This was a 5 year prospective study comprised of thirty-one survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a mean age of 11.8 (4.6) years, who completed therapy at least 1 year previously (according to the ...

background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term changes in bone density profile among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. patients and methods: this was a 5 year prospective study comprised of thirty-one survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a mean age of 11.8 (4.6) years, who completed therapy at least 1 year previously (according to the all-...

Advances in the molecular characterization of leukemic cells have greatly improved the precision of diagnosis and treatment assignment as well as the monitoring of residual disease in both acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia. Currently, specific genetic rearrangements can be identified in as many as 50% of children with either acute lymphoblastic leukemia or acute myeloid le...

FACTORS EFFECTIVE IN THE PROGNOSIS OF NEUTROPENIC FEVER CHILDREN WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

Introduction: The objective of this study is to determine the major causes of early death in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).  Methods: The following databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Science Direct and Google Scholar were searched for following terms: “acute lymphoblastic leukemia”, “early mortality”, “early death “ and “death in induction phase “. Inclusion criteria were all studies abo...

Hematologic malignancy is a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adults; however, data specific to children with leukemia are limited. High-quality infectious adverse event from the ongoing Children's Oncology Group (COG) standard-risk B acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (ALL/LLy) trial, AALL1731, were analyzed provide disease-specific estimate of SARS-CoV-2 infecti...