BACKGROUND The late effects of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) include
disordered body composition, especially obesity. Less attention has been focused on the …

Methods: A total of 247 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors were included in
our study. Survivors underwent a cardiopulmonary exercise test on ergocycle and …

Background Sarcopenia, a loss of systemic skeletal muscle mass (SMM), is prevalent in
childhood cancer survivors and often accompanied by increased fat mass (sarcopenic …

Purpose Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the commonest form of cancer in
this age group, suffer considerable morbidity during treatment, with the majority returning to …

Myosteatosis refers to fat deposition within muscle and is linked to risk of cardiovascular
disease and metabolic disorders. Though these comorbidities are common during and after …

Purpose: Physical activity (PA) habits of young adult survivors of childhood cancer (SCC)
have not been well-characterized, and it is unclear whether PA has a relationship with the …

Survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often have altered body
composition secondary to treatment effects, including sarcopenic obesity (SO), which …

Background: The normal interrelationship of body composition with bone health is less clear
in the context of disease. Survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) exhibit sarcopenic …

Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has improved
survival in high-risk childhood leukemia but is associated with long-term sequelae such as …

Purpose: Pediatric cancer survivors have been increased through the last decades, while
scientists conduct studies in order to discover new treatments and ameliorate survivors' …