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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2013

Factors related to decreased bone mineral density in childhood cancer survivors.

Yun Jung Choi, Sun Young Park, Won Kyoung Cho, Jae Wook Lee, Kyoung Soon Cho, So Hyun Park, Seung Hoon Hahn, Min Ho Jung, Nack Gyun Chung, Bin Cho and 2 more

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bone mineral density in childhood cancer survivors during and after oncological treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  6. Low bone mineral density in children and adolescents with cancer.Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2020
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  8. Bone mineral density after childhood cancer in 346 long-term adult survivors of childhood cancer.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yun Jung ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Young Park
Won Kyoung Cho
Jae Wook Lee
Kyoung Soon Cho
So Hyun Park
Seung Hoon Hahn
Min Ho Jung
Nack Gyun Chung
Bin Cho
Byung Kyu Suh
Hack Ki Kim
Catholic University of Korea · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The risk of osteoporosis or osteopenia is known to increase after childhood cancer treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate patterns of bone mineral density (BMD) and to identify factors related to the decreased BMD in childhood cancer survivors. We studied 78 patients (34 boys, 44 girls) treated for childhood cancer. Twenty (25.7%) patients had lumbar BMD (LBMD) standard deviation score (SDS) lower than -2. Nineteen (24.4%) patients had femur neck BMD (FNBMD) SDS lower than -2. The patients treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation had lower LBMD SDS (-1.17 ± 1.39 vs -0.43 ± 1.33, P = 0.025). The risk of having LBMD SDS < -2 was higher in the patients treated with glucocorticoid (GC) for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (36.6% vs 13.5%; odds ratio [OR], 3.7; P = 0.020). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, longer duration of GC treatment for GVHD (OR, 1.12; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.20) and lower body mass index (BMI) SDS (OR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.36-0.95) were associated with decreased LBMD SDS. These findings suggest that prolonged GC use and reduction in BMI are risk factors for decreased BMD in childhood cancer survivors. Anticipatory follow-up and appropriate treatment are necessary, especially for the patients with risk factors.

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AdolescentBody Mass IndexBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicChildFemaleGlucocorticoidsGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHormonesHumansLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleOsteoporosisPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaGlucocorticoidsHormonesBone DensityGlucocorticoidsNeoplasms

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PMID24265527
PMCPMC3835506
OpenAlexW2120507938

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