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Trial reportJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2017

Neurocognitive Functioning of Children Treated for High-Risk B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Randomly Assigned to Different Methotrexate and Corticosteroid Treatment Strategies: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.

Kristina K Hardy, Leanne Embry, John A Kairalla, Shanjun Helian, Meenakshi Devidas, Daniel Armstrong, Stephen Hunger, William L Carroll, Eric Larsen, Elizabeth A Raetz and 5 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Treatment-Related Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers of Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration during Therapy for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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  6. Impact of Propofol Exposure on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Children With High-Risk B ALL: A Children's Oncology Group Study.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024
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  10. Improved CNS Control of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Without Cranial Irradiation: St Jude Total Therapy Study 16.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2019
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  13. Folate in autism neurodevelopment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  20. The association of environmental factors with neurocognitive outcomes in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kristina K HardyKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Leanne EmbryKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
John A KairallaKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Shanjun HelianKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Meenakshi DevidasKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Daniel ArmstrongKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Stephen HungerKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
William L CarrollKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Eric LarsenKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Elizabeth A RaetzKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Mignon L LohKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Wenjian YangKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Mary V RellingKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Robert B NollKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
Naomi WinickKristina K. Hardy, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC; Leanne Embry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio; Naomi Winick, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; John A. Kairalla and Meenakshi Devidas, Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville; Daniel Armstrong, University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL; Shanjun Helian, Merck, Upper Gwynedd; Stephen Hunger, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Robert B. Noll, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; William L. Carroll, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY; Eric Larsen, Maine Children's Cancer Program, Scarborough, ME; Elizabeth A. Raetz, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Mignon L. Loh, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Wenjian Yang and Mary V. Relling, St Jude Children's Research Hospital; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

NCTN BIQSFP ANBL1531 (NRT)U10CA180886 · NCI · PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI Douglas S. Hawkins · 2014 to 2026
$390.6M
COG FOREIGN ACCRUALU10CA098543 · NCI · NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION · PI ADAMSON, PETER C. · 2003 to 2013
$335.5M
Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
COG SDMC - Statistics CoreU10CA180899 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI TODD A ALONZO · 2014 to 2026
$132.8M
Children's Oncology Group Statistics &Data Center GrantU10CA098413 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DEVIDAS, MEENAKSHI · 2003 to 2013
$67.5M
CPML - Project 3: Genome-wide Studies of Adverse EffectsP50GM115279 · NIGMS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI LOH, MIGNON LEE-CHEUN, RELLING, MARY V · 2015 to 2019
$15.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS U10 CA098413NCI NIH HHS U10 CA098543NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180886NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180899NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM115279
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk for neurocognitive deficits that are associated with treatment, individual, and environmental factors. This study examined the impact of different methotrexate (MTX) and corticosteroid treatment strategies on neurocognitive functioning in children with high-risk B-lineage ALL. Methods Participants were randomly assigned to receive high-dose MTX with leucovorin rescue or escalating dose MTX with PEG asparaginase without leucovorin rescue. Patients were also randomly assigned to corticosteroid therapy that included either dexamethasone or prednisone. A neurocognitive evaluation of intellectual functioning (IQ), working memory, and processing speed (PS) was conducted 8 to 24 months after treatment completion (n = 192). Results The method of MTX delivery and corticosteroid assignment were unrelated to differences in neurocognitive outcomes after controlling for ethnicity, race, age, gender, insurance status, and time off treatment; however, survivors who were age < 10 years at diagnosis (n = 89) had significantly lower estimated IQ ( P < .001) and PS scores ( P = .02) compared with participants age ≥ 10 years. In addition, participants who were covered by US public health insurance had estimated IQs that were significantly lower ( P < .001) than those with US private or military insurance. Conclusion Children with high-risk B-lineage ALL who were age < 10 years at diagnosis are at risk for deficits in IQ and PS in the absence of cranial radiation, regardless of MTX delivery or corticosteroid type. These data may serve as a basis for developing screening protocols to identify children who are at high risk for deficits so that early intervention can be initiated to mitigate the impact of therapy on neurocognitive outcomes.

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Adrenal Cortex HormonesAdult Survivors of Child Adverse EventsAge FactorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAsparaginaseChildCognitionDexamethasoneFemaleHumansInsurance, HealthIntelligenceLeucovorinMaleMedicaidMemory, Short-TermAdrenal Cortex HormonesAsparaginaseDexamethasoneLeucovorinMethotrexatepegaspargasePolyethylene GlycolsPrednisone

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PMID28671857
PMCPMC5549456
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