The negative impact of being underweight and weight loss on survival of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A. H. den Hoed, Marissa; Pluijm, S.; D. de Groot-Kruseman, H.; L. te Winkel, M.; Fiocco, M.; L. van den Akker, E.; Hoogerbrugge, P.; van den Berg, H.; Leeuw, J.; Bruin, M.; Bresters, D.; Veerman, A.; Pieters, R.; M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, M.

doi:10.3324/haematol.2014.110668

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The negative impact of being underweight and weight loss on survival of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Marissa A. H. den Hoed

S. Pluijm

H. D. de Groot-Kruseman

Abstract

Body mass index and change in body mass index during treatment may influence treatment outcome of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. However, previous studies in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia reported contradictory results. We prospectively collected data on body composit...

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Medicine

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