ArticleBone marrow transplantation2021
Altered body composition in male long-term survivors of paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: impact of conditioning regimen, chronic graft-versus-host disease and hypogonadism.
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- The complications of irradiation or busulfan for CAYA before hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical performance after childhood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Bone marrow transplantation · 2021Pooled it
- Light as a Weapon: Redefining Cancer Care with Photodynamic Therapy.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
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- Dietary Micronutrient Intake in Long-Term Survivors of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Dietary intake and risk of metabolic syndrome in long-term survivors of pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Bone marrow transplantation · 2024Article
- Physical performance before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric patients: a potential role for prehabilitation.Bone marrow transplantation · 2024Article
- Diabetes in childhood cancer survivors: emerging concepts in pathophysiology and future directions.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
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- Integrative Neuromuscular Training in Adolescents and Children Treated for Cancer (INTERACT): Study Protocol for a Multicenter, Two-Arm Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Superiority Trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Total Body Irradiation in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: Review of the Literature and Future Directions.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
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Abstract
Changes in body composition related to metabolic syndrome are frequent among survivors of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but insights into predisposing factors are incomplete, and it is unknown to what degree these changes persist at long term. We cross-sectionally investigated body composition by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 98 male survivors of paediatric allogeneic HSCT. Median (range) age at follow-up was 28.1 (18.5-47.0) years and median (range) time from transplant was 18.3 (7.7-34.6) years. Lean Body Mass Index and Skeletal Muscle Mass Index were lower in patients compared to the reference population (mean (SD) standard deviation score (SDS) -1.29 (0.99), p < 0.001 and -1.20 (1.03), p < 0.001). Fat Mass Index was comparable to the reference population, but android/gynoid (AG) fat ratio SDS was higher (mean (SD) 0.46 (1.28), p < 0.001). These changes were found in patients treated with total body irradiation (TBI) as well as non-TBI regimens, although most pronounced in the former. Further, low lean mass was associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease, while high AG ratio was associated with lower testosterone levels. Since the combination of low lean mass and high AG ratio increases the risk of cardio-metabolic disease, these health issues should be monitored at long-term clinical follow-up after paediatric HSCT.
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