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Bone mineral density in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Cancer - 1 Mar 2018
Inaba Hiroto, Cao Xueyuan, Han Alice Q, Panetta John C, Ness Kirsten K, Metzger Monika L, Rubnitz Jeffrey E, Ribeiro Raul C, Sandlund John T, Jeha Sima, Cheng Cheng, Pui Ching-Hon, Relling Mary V, Kaste Sue C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can develop reduced bone mineral density (BMD). However, data from patients who received treatment on a frontline regimen without cranial irradiation are limited, and no genome-wide analysis has been reported. METHODS: Lumbar BMD was evaluated by quantitative computed tomography at diagnosis, after 120 weeks of continuation therapy, and after 2 years...
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