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ArticleDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2022

Characterization and risk factors of hyperglycaemia during treatment of childhood hematologic malignancies.

Sophie Welsch, Kiswendsida Sawadogo, Bénédicte Brichard, Maelle de Ville de Goyet, An Van Damme, Cécile Boulanger, Philippe A Lysy

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  2. [High glucose levels in children at diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025
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  4. Characterization and risk factors of hyperglycaemia during treatment of childhood hematologic malignancies.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2022
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Sophie WelschPEDI Unit, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0282-1489
Kiswendsida SawadogoStatistical Support Unit, Institut Roi Albert II, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Bénédicte BrichardPediatric Hematology and Oncology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Maelle de Ville de GoyetPediatric Hematology and Oncology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
An Van DammePediatric Hematology and Oncology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Cécile BoulangerPediatric Hematology and Oncology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Philippe A LysyPEDI Unit, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Brussels, Belgium.

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backgroundSecondary forms of diabetes are often understudied and underdiagnosed in children and adolescents with cancer. The objectives of our cohort study were to study the incidence and risk factors for hyperglycaemia in leukaemia and lymphoma patients.

methodsWe retrospectively collected 15 years of data from paediatric patients treated for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) immediately at cancer diagnosis. We studied risk factors for hyperglycaemia in univariate and multivariate analyses.

resultsOur study cohort included 267 patients corresponding to 179 patients with ALL, 48 with NHL and 40 with HL. Eighteen per cent of ALL patients (32/179) and 17% of NHL patients (8/48) developed hyperglycaemia, with more than 61% developing hyperglycaemia within the first month of treatment. No hyperglycaemia was observed in HL patients. Multivariate analysis showed the following hyperglycaemia risk factors for ALL patients: overweight or obesity (OR 3.793) and pubertal onset (OR 4.269) at cancer diagnosis, steroid-resistant disease (OR 3.445) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) (OR 4.754).

conclusionIn our cohort, 18% of patients with ALL or NHL developed early-onset hyperglycaemia after chemotherapy/radiotherapy. Patients with ALL with increased hyperglycaemia risk can be readily identified by measuring BMI and puberty stage at cancer diagnosis. Also, glucose monitoring should be reinforced when patients show steroid-resistant disease and/or require HSCT.

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AdolescentBelgiumBlood GlucoseChildChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHematologic NeoplasmsHumansHyperglycemiaIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentBlood Glucosediabetes mellitusleukaemialymphomaoverweightradiotherapystem cell transplantationsteroids

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PMCPMC9297930

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