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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Microbiome Modulation in Pediatric Leukemia: Impact on Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Treatment Outcomes: A Narrative Review.

Samuel Bogdan Todor, Cristian Ichim

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Role of Gut Microbiota in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Samuel Bogdan TodorFaculty of Medicine, University Lucian Blaga of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania.
Cristian IchimFaculty of Medicine, University Lucian Blaga of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania.ORCID 0009-0005-9111-6088

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiome significantly influences the outcomes of pediatric leukemia, particularly in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Dysbiosis, caused by chemotherapy, antibiotics, and immune system changes, contributes to complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), gastrointestinal issues, and infections. Various microbiome-related interventions, including prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), have shown potential in mitigating these complications. Specific microbial signatures have been linked to GVHD risk, and interventions like inulin, Lactobacillus, and SCFAs (short-chain fatty acids), particularly butyrate, may help modulate the immune system and improve outcomes. FMT, while showing promising results in restoring microbial balance and alleviating GVHD, still requires careful monitoring due to potential risks in immunocompromised patients. Despite positive findings, more research is needed to optimize microbiome-based therapies and ensure their safety and efficacy in pediatric leukemia care.

Indexed as

childhood leukemiafecal microbiota transplantgraft-versus-host diseasegut microbiomehematopoietic stem-cell transplant

Identifiers

PMID40003268
PMCPMC11854176

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