ArticleBMC pediatrics2024
Longitudinal changes in body mass index, height, and weight in children with acute myeloid leukemia.
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- Prevalence of undernutrition in children with cancer in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Growth and nutritional outcomes in children during the first year of cancer treatment: a scoping review with implications for child health care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- CT-Based body composition and nutritional status as predictors of early-treatment chemotherapy-related infections and hematologic toxicity in pediatric cancer: a prospective study.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Observational
- A Novel Approach to Prognostic Factors and Risk Stratification in Pediatric AML: Case Report and Literature Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Body composition changes in pediatric patients with lymphoma after chemotherapy: a retrospective study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThis study reported height prediction and longitudinal growth changes in Chinese pediatric patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) during and after treatment and their associations with outcomes.
methodsChanges in 88 children with AML in percentages according to the growth percentile curve for Chinese boys/girls aged 2-18/0-2 years for body mass index (BMI), height, and weight from the time of diagnosis to 2 years off therapy were evaluated. The outcomes of AML were compared among patients with different BMI levels.
resultsThe proportion of underweight children (weight < 5th percentile) increased significantly from the initial diagnosis to the end of consolidation treatment. The proportion of patients with low BMI (BMI < 5th percentile) was highest (23.08%) during the consolidation phase, and no children were underweight, but 20% were overweight (BMI > 75th percentile) after 2 years of drug withdrawal. Unhealthy BMI at the initial diagnosis and during intensive chemotherapy leads to poorer outcomes. For height, all patients were in the range of genetic height predicted based on their parents' height at final follow-up.
conclusionsPhysicians should pay more attention to the changes in height and weight of children with AML at these crucial treatment stages and intervene in time.
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