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Roy Moulik N, Keerthivasagam S, Pandey A, Agiwale J, Hegde K, Chatterjee G, Dhamne C, Prasad M, Chichra A, Srinivasan S, Mohanty P, Jain H, Shetty D, Tembhare P, Patkar N, Narula G, Subramanian PG, Banavali S. Treatment and follow-up of children with chronic myeloid leukaemia in chronic phase (CML-CP) in the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) era-Two decades of experience from the Tata Memorial Hospital paediatric CML (pCML) cohort. Br J Haematol 2024; 204:1249-1261. [PMID: 38098201 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have drastically improved the outcomes of pCML (paediatric CML) but data on long-term off-target toxicities of TKIs in children are scarce. In this single-centre, retrospective cum prospective study of pCML in chronic phase, we report our experience of treating 173 children with imatinib and following them for long-term toxicities. Mean (SD) time to attain CHR, CCyR and MMR were 3.05 (2.1), 10.6 (8.4) and 43.4 (31.8) months respectively. DMR was not attained in 59 (34%) patients at last follow-up. Ten patients were switched to second-generation TKIs (2G-TKIs; nilotinib = 1/dasatinib = 9) due to poor/loss in response, of which seven had kinase domain mutations. Three patients progressed to the blastic phase. At a median follow-up of 84 (3-261) months, the 5-year EFS and OS for the entire cohort were 96.9% (95% CI: 93.4-100) and 98.7% (95% CI: 96.9-100) respectively. Screening for long-term toxicities revealed low bone density and hypovitaminosis D in 70% and 80% respectively. Other late effects included short stature (27%), delayed puberty (15%), poor sperm quality (43%) and miscellaneous endocrinopathies (8%). Children younger than 5 years at diagnosis were more susceptible to growth and endocrine toxicities (p = 0.009). Regular monitoring for long-term toxicities, timely intervention and trial of discontinuation whenever feasible are likely to improve the long-term outlook of pCML.
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- Nirmalya Roy Moulik
- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Hematopathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Cancer Cytogenetics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Cancer Cytogenetics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Cancer Cytogenetics, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Hematopathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Hematopathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
- Hematopathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Pediatric Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Yoshida T, Delaney A. Impact of Childhood Cancer on Growth. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2024; 109:e892-e900. [PMID: 37539847 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
Abstract
Along with improvements in cancer treatment over time, the number of childhood cancer survivors has been growing. Survivors are at risk for serious medical complications, and growth impairment is among the most common. There are multiple factors that may cause impaired growth among survivors. In this article, we review the impact of cancer on growth in children and adolescents. We first provide an overview of growth disturbance among childhood cancer patients and survivors due to nonhormonal causes, including a recent understanding of the effect of targeted cancer therapies (eg, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors) on growth. Then we describe the hormonal causes of growth impairment among survivors, focusing on growth hormone deficiency, including the prevalence, risk factors, and treatment. Lastly, we briefly summarize overgrowth and tall stature in childhood cancer. It is critical to assess the linear growth of children and adolescents, especially in cancer survivors who are at risk for growth disturbance, since growth is an important measure of their health.
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- Tomoko Yoshida
- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Cai J, Liu H, Chen Y, Yu J, Gao J, Jiang H, Zhai X, Ju X, Wu X, Wang N, Tian X, Liang C, Fang Y, Zhou F, Li H, Sun L, Yang L, Guo J, Liu A, Li CK, Zhu Y, Tang J, Yang JJ, Shen S, Cheng C, Pui CH. Effect of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors on the growth in children with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case-control study. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2023; 38:100818. [PMID: 37790080 PMCID: PMC10544282 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Background First-generation ABL-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) imatinib is known to retard growth in children but it is not known if the second-generation ABL-targeted TKI dasatinib has the same effect. We aimed to determine the impact of the first- or second-generation TKI on the growth of children treated for Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods We evaluated the longitudinal growth changes in 140 children with Ph+ ALL treated with imatinib or dasatinib in additional to intensive cytotoxic chemotherapy and 280 matched controls treated with the same intensity of cytotoxic chemotherapy without TKI on Chinese Children's Cancer Group ALL-2015 protocol between 2015 and 2019. We retrospectively reviewed the height data obtained during routine clinic visits at 4 time points: at diagnosis, the end of therapy, 1 year and 2 years off therapy. Height z Scores were derived with the aid of WHO Anthro version 3.2.2 and WHO AnthroPlus version 1.0.4, global growth monitoring tool. Findings This study consisted only patients who have completed all treatment in continuous complete remission without major events, including 33 patients randomized to receive imatinib, 43 randomized to receive dasatinib, and 64 assigned to receive dasatinib. Similar degree of loss of height z scores from diagnosis to the end of therapy was observed for the 33 imatinib- and the 107 dasatinib-treated patients (median △ = -0.84 vs. -0.88, P = 0.41). Adjusting for height z score at diagnosis, puberty status, and sex, there was no significant difference in the longitudinal mean height z scores between patients treated with imatinib and those with dasatinib (0.08, 95% CI, -0.22 to 0.38, P = 0.60). The degree of loss of height z scores from diagnosis to end of therapy was significantly greater in the 140 TKI-treated patients than the 280 controls (median △ = -0.88 vs. -0.18, P < 0.001). The longitudinal mean height z scores in the TKI-treated patients were significantly lower than those of the controls (-0.84, 95% CI, -0.98 to -0.69; P < 0.001). Interpretation These data suggest that dasatinib and imatinib have the similar adverse impact on the growth of children with Ph+ ALL. Funding This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 81670136 [JCai and JT]), the fourth round of Three-Year Public Health Action Plan (2015-2017; GWIV-25 [SS]), Shanghai Health Commission Clinical Research Project (202140161 [JCai]), the US National Cancer institute (CA21765 [C-H Pui]), and the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (CC, JJY, and C-HP). The content of this paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the US National Institutes of Health.
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- Jiaoyang Cai
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology of China Ministry of Health, and National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Chongqing Medical University Affiliated Children's Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Anhui Medical University Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, KunMing Children’s Hospital, Kunming, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Xi 'an Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi 'an, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology of China Ministry of Health, and National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology of China Ministry of Health, and National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Departments of Oncology, Pathology, and Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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Gupta P, Banothu KK, Haldar P, Gupta AK, Meena JP. Effect of Imatinib Mesylate on Growth in Pediatric Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023; 45:227-234. [PMID: 37027248 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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The outcomes of pediatric chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have improved with the use of imatinib mesylate (IM). Multiple reports of growth deceleration with IM have raised concerns, necessitating careful monitoring and evaluation in children with CML. We systematically searched the databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, CENTRAL, and conferences-abstracts, reporting the effect of IM on growth among children with CML, and published in the English language from inception till March 2022. For observational studies, the modified Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used to assess the risk of bias. Pooled estimates were derived using a random-effects meta-analysis, and heterogeneity was assessed using Cochrane Q statistic test of heterogeneity and I2 statistic. Of the 757 studies identified through electronic search, 15 (n=265) were included in the final analysis. Six studies (n=178) were included in the meta-analysis of the primary outcome. There was a significant deleterious effect of IM on height-standardized mean difference (SMD): -0.52 (95% CI: -0.76; -0.28) ( I2 =13%). The adverse effect of IM on height was significant among studies with a follow-up period <3 years [SMD: -0.66 (95% CI: -0.93, -0.40), I2 =0%, P =0.59] but not in studies with follow-up period ≥3 years [SMD: -0.26 (95% CI: -0.63, 0.11), I2 =0, P =0.44], indicating that the effect of IM on height is a short-term effect. The effect of IM on height was not dependent upon pubertal status at the initiation of therapy. Prospective studies with adequate sample size are required to confirm the findings of the effect of IM on height in children with CML.
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- Priyanka Gupta
- Department of Pediatrics, ESIC Medical College and hospital, Sanathnagar
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- Center for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Proust S, Benchimol G, Fraitag S, Starck J, Giacobbi V, Pierron G, Bodemer C, Orbach D. Major response to imatinib and chemotherapy in a newborn patient prenatally diagnosed with generalized infantile myofibromatosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68:e28576. [PMID: 32896962 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Stéphanie Proust
- Pediatric Oncology Department, University Hospital, Angers, France
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- Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine Department, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Pathology Department, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Somatic Genetic, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Reference Centre for Genodermatoses and Rare Skin Disease (MAGEC), Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- SIREDO Oncology Center (Care, Innovation and Research for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer), Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, France
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Zheng FY, Zhang Y, Zhang LQ, Liu BC, Meng L, Jin J, Liu HL, Sun ZM, Lin LE, Lei PC, Zhu XF, Ma HX, Lu ZS, Jiang H, Zhao YH, Lin H, Zhang X, Yang GP, Zhu HL, Chen SN, You Y, Li WM, Bai QX, Zhao XL, Li ZY, Shen XM, Zhang LP, Jiang Q. [Effect of imatinib on the height of children with chronic myeloid leukemia in the chronic phase]. ZHONGHUA XUE YE XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA XUEYEXUE ZAZHI 2020; 41:545-551. [PMID: 32810960 PMCID: PMC7449767 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
目的 评估伊马替尼对慢性髓性白血病慢性期(CML-CP)儿童身高的影响。 方法 2018年7月至2019年7月,在全国范围内对诊断时年龄<18周岁、接受伊马替尼治疗至少3个月的CML儿童或其家长发放问卷,调查受访者伊马替尼治疗前后身高的变化。主要评价指标为身高标准差积分值(HtSDS)以及标准差积分的差值(ΔHtSDS),并分析其相关影响因素。 结果 共有238例受访者符合标准并被纳入研究,男性138例(58.0%),初诊时中位年龄11.0(1.4~17.9)岁,青春期前93例(39.0%),至填写答卷时,中位年龄15.0(2.0~34.0)岁,中位伊马替尼服药时间28(3~213)个月。受访者填写答卷时HtSDS(−0.063±1.361)较治疗前HtSDS(0.391±1.244)显著下降(P<0.001),71.0%的患儿出现身高增长减慢。青春期前服药者治疗后HtSDS下降显著(P<0.05),而青春期开始后服药者HtSDS变化不明显(P>0.05)。多因素分析显示,服药初始年龄较小(偏回归系数为0.122,B=0.572,t=10.733,P<0.001)和服药时间较长(偏回归系数为−0.006,B=−0.211,t=−4.062,P<0.001)是伊马替尼抑制身高增长的独立影响因素。 结论 伊马替尼引起CML-CP儿童身高增长障碍,服药初始年龄越小、服药时间越长,伊马替尼对身高的影响越明显。
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- F Y Zheng
- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450008, China
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- Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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- Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China
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- Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China
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- Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Tianjin 300020, China
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- The Third Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou 510623, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Jilin University First Hospital, Changchun 130021, China
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- Maoming People's Hospital, Maoming 525000, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Union Hospital Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Union Hospital Affiliated to Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221002, China
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- The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650034, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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Suzan ZT, Tumkaya L, Mercantepe T, Atak M, Uydu HA. The effect of imatinib administered in the prenatal period on testis development in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2020; 40:634-648. [PMID: 32990058 DOI: 10.1177/0960327120958458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of exposure to imatinib in the prenatal period on testis development in rats. METHODS Although all the study groups received intraperitoneal imatinib on prenatal days 1-8, no pregnancy occurred in the Imatinib-80 group. Immunohistochemical analysis, TUNEL, c-kit and PDGF staining revealed no difference between the groups in terms of positivity scoring. RESULTS A significant decrease was detected in total sperm counts in the Imatinib-20 group compared to the control group, but the sperm count was higher in the Imatinib-60 group than in the Imatinib-20 group. At biochemical measurements, the drug increased oxidative stress in the testis and serum in the Imatinib-20 group, but caused a decrease in tissue in the Imatinib-60 group. Thiol measurements revealed a decrease in the testis and serum in the Imatinib-60 group, while an increase in serum measurements was observed in the Imatinib-40 group. Analysis revealed no difference between the groups in terms of protamine and histone gene expression levels in testis tissue exposed to imatinib. CONCLUSION Our findings show that prenatal exposure to imatinib can lead to histopathological and biochemical changes in testis tissue, but that no adverse effect occurs in nuclear maturation of germ cells during spermiogenesis.
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- Z Topal Suzan
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, 175650Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, 175650Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, 175650Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, 187475Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, 187475Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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Bansal D. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Children: Challenges and Opportunities : Based on 7th Dr. I. C. Verma Excellence Award for Young Pediatricians Delivered as Oration on 29th Sept. 2019. Indian J Pediatr 2020; 87:443-450. [PMID: 32086760 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-020-03234-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) is an effective therapy for children and adolescents with chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). For the majority of patients with CML in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), imatinib is the TKI of choice for reasons of cost, availability, and experience. Children are exposed to therapy for a greater proportion of their lifetime as compared to adults. The adverse effects of prolonged administration of TKI is a subject of ongoing research, as more experience is collected. Therapy with TKI is currently considered to be life-long. Trials on stopping treatment are ongoing to explore if it may be feasible in selected patients, as reported in adults. Growth-failure is a concerning adverse effect. Currently, it seems unclear if the final height attained is within the expected range of the mid-parenteral height and growth standards. Whether the children will achieve a normal height at the end of their growth potential or remain below the predicted range is critical to decide if therapeutic interventions (E.g., growth hormone therapy, or interruption in TKI) should be considered during the period of growth potential. Research on CML in children is at a relatively slow pace, largely due to the rarity of the disease. This provides a unique opportunity for research in population-dense LMICs, as several tertiary centers tend to have a sizable cohort of children and adolescents with CML on follow-up. This narrative summarises the challenges and opportunities in dealing with CML in children, particularly in reference to a center in LMIC.
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- Deepak Bansal
- Hematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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- Meinolf Suttorp
- a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Technical University Dresden , Dresden , Germany
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