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Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez, Jill O. Robinson, Wendy A. Allen‐Rhoades, Hadley S. Smith, Isabel Canfield, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sarah R. Scollon, Lauren R. Desrosiers‐Battu, Nicole M. Schneider, Frank Y. Lin, Donald Williams Parsons, Sharon E. Plon, Mary A. Majumder, Janet Malek, Amy L. McGuire   +14 more
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Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
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Rapid Response to Trametinib Combined With Chemotherapy for Infant BRAF‐Fused Chiasmatic Glioma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infants, less than 1 year, with chiasmatic gliomas (ICG) present a major therapeutic challenge due to large tumor size, decreased vision, rapid progression, and poor response to vincristine/carboplatin chemotherapy. The majority have a BRAF fusion, which may respond to downstream MEK inhibitors but response time is slow. There are no safety or
Helen Toledano, Alexander Yelak, Walid Kaadan, Shlomo Caduri, Rivka Friedland, Orli Michaeli, Gad Dotan, Osnat Konen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison between macintosh, miller and mccoy laryngoscope blade size 2 in paediatric patients – A randomised controlled trial

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2019
Background and Aims: Paediatric airway needs special consideration as it is not a miniature replica of adult airway, rather it has different anatomy with different proportion and angulations.
Pratishtha Yadav, Sudeshna Bhar Kundu, Dhurjoti P Bhattacharjee   +2 more
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A PRSZT Registry Analysis of Prognostic Factors Influencing Survival and Relapse Rates After Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A second allogeneic (allo‐)hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT2) is a potential curative option for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) following relapse after first allogeneic transplantation (HSCT1), but its efficacy is limited by high relapse rates and transplant‐related toxicity in highly pretreated ...
Ava Momm, Imme Haubitz, Rita Beier, Martin Zimmermann, Andrej Lissat, Peter Bader, Matthias Eyrich, Jan‐Henning Klusmann, Matthias Wölfl, Paul‐Gerhardt Schlegel, Verena Wiegering   +10 more
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Adherence to medical regimen after paediatric liver transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2018
Xingchu Meng, Wei Gao, Kai Wang, Chao Han, Wei Zhang, Chao Sun Department of Organ Transplantation, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China Purpose: Adherence to the medical regimen after pediatric liver transplantation is crucial for good ...
Meng X, Gao W, Wang K, Han C, Zhang W, Sun C   +5 more
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Oral and dental lesions in HIV infected Nigerian children

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: oral diseases in the HIV infected children though commonly encountered are under researched and often overlooked by physicians in developing countries. te aim is to document the pattern and frequency of oral lesions in HIV infected children
Olusola Adetunji Oyedeji, Olalere Omoyosola Gbolahan, Elizabeth Oluwatoyin Abe, Efeturi Agelebe   +3 more
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Comment on: “Challenging the Odds: Long‐Term Survival in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma With H3 K27M and BRAF V600 Co‐Mutations Treated With Upfront Radiotherapy and Targeted Therapy”

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Natália Dassi, Andrea Maria Cappellano
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Utility of Baseline Echocardiogram in Patients With Standard Risk Precursor B‐Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A routine baseline echocardiogram is often obtained prior to anthracycline administration in children with cancer. The utility of baseline echocardiogram is unclear in patients with standard risk B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B‐ALL) as their anthracycline cumulative dose is low.
Ziyad Alrajhi, Alice Pozza, Luc Mertens, Adam Paul Yan, Sarah Alexander   +4 more
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Disseminated histoplasmosis in a paediatric patient at a referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
A two year old boy presented with two-month history of fever and abdominal swelling. He developed jaundice and had experienced significant weight loss. There was no history of tuberculosis contact.
Anne-Marie Macharia, Edwin Oloo Walong
doaj   +1 more source