Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41863452›Full record

ReviewCurrent pharmaceutical design2026

Advances in Chemotherapy in Pediatrics Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (Pall): Actions, Associated Risks and Emerging Therapies.

Hamid Ullah, Muhammad Asif, Fayyaz Ahmed Audhal, Mahmood Rasool

Abstract readReview
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Current pharmaceutical design, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hamid UllahDepartment of Chemistry, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Muhammad AsifDepartment of Biotechnology, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan.
Fayyaz Ahmed AudhalDepartment of Chemistry, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
Mahmood RasoolInstitute of Genomic Medicine Sciences (IGMS), King Abulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2997-5891

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (PALL) represents the most frequent type of cancer in children, affecting about 25% of all childhood cancers. The main treatment for PALL is chemotherapy, which leads to survival rates of 85-90% in high-income countries. Usually, chemotherapy is administered in combination with several drugs given in phases, such as induction, consolidation, intensification, and maintenance. Despite showing great success in overall survivability in most cases, these treatments are linked to serious acute and long-term side effects, such as low blood counts, mental health issues, dysfunction of multiple organs, and an increased risk of developing other types of cancer. In addition, the development of resistance to several drugs, usually due to more drug excretion, different drug target sites, or lowered apoptosis, still makes it hard for some patients to maintain long-term results. Consequently, new methods of therapy are under exploration with targeted therapies like tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies (e.g., blinatumomab), and CAR T-cell therapy that promise to treat cancer without major side effects to normal cells. Many people are also turning to phytomedicines as an additional supplement alongside chemotherapy. The herbal ingredients curcumin, resveratrol, and quercetin have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and pro-apoptotic activities, which may enhance the success of therapy without causing significant side effects. Even so, these therapies need to be thoroughly examined for safety, success, and their effects in children before being approved. In conclusion, while chemotherapy still forms the core of PALL therapy, realizing its side effect problems, suggests that we should look for better solutions using new targeted approaches, supportive herbal medicines, and individualized care plans that may greatly alleviate pediatric leukemia and improve overall health parameters of children with leukemia.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaChildHumansAntineoplastic Agentscar t-cell therapyemerging therapiesherbal supportive therapyimmunotherapyPediatric-acute lymphocytic leukemiapediatric oncologyphytomedicinetargeted therapytyrosine kinase inhibitors

Identifiers

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.