Neuromuscular impairments in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Associations with physical performance and chemotherapy doses

Cancer

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 828-838

  Ness, Kirsten K ^a   Hudson, Melissa M ^a   Pui, Ching Hon ^a   Green, Daniel M ^a   Krull, Kevin R ^a   Huang, Tseng T ^a   Robison, Leslie L ^a   Morris, E Brannon ^b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Athens Neurological Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukemia; function; intrathecal methotrexate; late effect; neuromuscular impairment; physical performance; survivor; vincristine

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; EPIPODOPHYLLOTOXIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ACHILLES REFLEX; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISEASES; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; VINCRISTINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856214155     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26337     Document Type: Article

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