The molecular landscape of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia reveals recurrent structural alterations and age-specific mutational interactions

H Bolouri, JE Farrar, T Triche Jr, RE Ries, EL Lim… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
We present the molecular landscape of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and
characterize nearly 1,000 participants in Children's Oncology Group (COG) AML trials. The …

Successes and challenges in the treatment of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: a retrospective analysis of the AML-BFM trials from 1987 to 2012

M Rasche, M Zimmermann, L Borschel, JP Bourquin… - Leukemia, 2018 - nature.com
Overall survival (OS) of pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) increased in
recent decades. However, it remained unknown whether advances in first-line treatment …

Maintenance therapy with interleukin-2 for childhood AML: results of ELAM02 phase III randomized trial

A Petit, S Ducassou, T Leblanc, M Pasquet… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Despite significant progress in the treatment of pediatric acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML),
relapse remains the commonest cause of death. Randomized ELAM02 trial questioned if …

Evaluation of high-dose cytarabine in induction therapy for children with de novo acute myeloid leukemia: a study protocol of the Japan Children's Cancer Group Multi …

D Tomizawa, S Tanaka, D Hasegawa… - Japanese Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of combination therapy (HD-
ECM) including high-dose cytarabine in initial induction therapy with that of combination …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial prophylaxis in pediatric patients with leukemia

S Al Omar, D Moumani, R Rihani - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Bacterial infections in pediatric patients with leukemia are associated with
increased risks for morbidity and mortality. Few Recommendations have been made on the …

Acute myeloid leukemia in pediatric patients: a review about current diagnostic and treatment approaches

K Derwich, D Mitkowski… - Myeloid Leukemia, 2018 - books.google.com
Acute leukemia is the most common childhood malignancy, accounting for almost 35% of all
childhood cancers. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) represents 15–20% of pediatric acute …

A universal assay for aminopeptidase activity and its application for dipeptidyl peptidase-4 drug discovery

AA Bazhin, M Chambon, J Vesin, J Bortoli… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Aminopeptidases, such as dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4, CD26), are potent therapeutic
targets for pharmacological interventions because they play key roles in many important …

Disseminated intravascular coagulation scoring in children with newly diagnosed acute leukemia

HMA Hassab, MAS Salama, WM El Gendy… - Alexandria Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background Patients with acute leukemia (AL) commonly present with abnormalities in
laboratory tests of blood coagulation. Coagulation abnormalities and disseminated …

Profile of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children under 2 years of age

A Cherungonath, L Appaji, M Padma… - Indian Journal of …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Context: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) shows substantial differences in clinical and
laboratory features and treatment responsiveness in different subgroups. Pediatric ALL< 2 …

Bone mineral density corrected for size in childhood leukaemia survivors treated with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and total body irradiation

C Wei, T Candler, N Davis, R Elson… - Hormone Research in …, 2018 - karger.com
Background: Childhood leukaemia survivors treated with haematopoietic stem cell
transplantation and total body irradiation (HSCT-TBI) have multiple risk factors for reduced …