[OncoTargets and Therapy] While multimodal treatment can be curative in select cases of r/r pediatric sarcoma, treatment refractoriness remains a tremendous hurdle for clinicians.
The level of control of acute-phase CIV in pediatric patients was lower in this study than has been reported for adult patients; control of delayed-phase CIV is also poor.
An international registry dedicated to pediatric patients with cancer infected with COVID-19 was made possible through an international collaboration.
In a web-based survey, oncology nurses self-report on their ability to assess the nutritional status of pediatric patients and their confidence in their assessments.
The authors of this article emphasized the importance of actively involving a diverse group of interdisciplinary team members in the psychosocial care of these patients.
Risk for postrelapse mortality 2.7-, 3.5-fold higher for Hispanics, non-Hispanic blacks versus whites.
Researchers explored the effect of using antibiotics commonly used to treat neutropenic fever on likelihood of aGVHD developing in younger patients who underwent HCT for acute leukemia.
Although this study was closed early because findings from an unplanned analysis suggested futility, the final analysis did not support that conclusion.
Using EQ-5D and PedsQL, researchers determined the long-term effect of tisagenlecleucel treatment on quality of life for pediatric and young patients with R/R B-cell ALL.
Low bone mineral density detected during guideline-recommended dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
