Adrenal axis function after high-dose steroid therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-541

  Einaudi, Silvia ^a   Bertorello, Nicoletta ^b   Masera, Nicoletta ^c   Farinasso, Loredana ^b   Barisone, Elena ^b   Rizzari, Carmelo ^c   Corrias, Andrea ^a   Villa, Alessia ^c   Riva, Francesca ^c   Saracco, Paola ^b   Pastore, Guido ^d  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Chemotherapy; Childhood; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; TETRACOSACTIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANOREXIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETHARGY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID THERAPY; SWEATING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREDNISONE; STRESS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 38549125487     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21339     Document Type: Article

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