Successful management of extreme hypertriglyceridemia from pegaspargase with omega-3

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-350

  Bostrom, Bruce ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; CHOLESTEROL; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FISH OIL; HEPARIN; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; METFORMIN; NICOTINIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PREDNISONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BLEEDING TIME; BODY MASS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; MEDICAL HISTORY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ASPARAGINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 84862252328     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24108     Document Type: Letter

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