Grade 3 and 4 Toxicity Profiles During Therapy of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Autor: Joanna Zawitkowska, Andrzej Kołtan, Joanna Owoc-Lempach, Joanna Trelińska, Katarzyna Drabko, Grażyna Karolczyk, Aleksandra Kiermasz, Monika Lejman, Maciej Niedźwiecki, Katarzyna Derwich, Joanna Bulsa, Magdalena Ćwiklińska, Marcin Płonowski, Tomarz Ociepa, Agnieszka Mizia-Malarz, Michał Romiszewski, Agnieszka Zaucha-Prażmo, Jerzy Kowalczyk
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: In Vivo. 33:1333-1339
ISSN: 1791-7549
0258-851X
Popis: Background/aim The risk factors, clinical features and non-hematological toxicity profiles during chemotherapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated in pediatric hematology centres were analysed. Materials and methods A total of 902/1872 children were reported as having grade 3 or 4 toxicity. Results Among the analysed toxicities, infection and gastrointestinal and liver toxicities were the most common. The median follow-up was 6.8 years. Overall survival and event-free survival rates for the analysed group were lower than those reported for the group without grade ≥3 toxicity. In univariate analysis, we identified the number of toxic episodes, the risk group and remission status that had a significant impact on the outcome. Multivariate analysis demonstrated the risk group and the number of toxic episodes ≥3 to be statistically significant for the results. Conclusion The toxic profiles investigated in our report should be used in future efforts to decrease the burden of side effects during chemotherapy.
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