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Characterization and risk factors of hyperglycaemia during treatment of childhood hematologic malignancies.

Sophie WelschKiswendsida SawadogoBénédicte BrichardMaelle de Ville de GoyetAn Van DammeCécile BoulangerPhilippe A Lysy
Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2021)
In our cohort, 18% of patients with ALL or NHL developed early-onset hyperglycaemia after chemotherapy/radiotherapy. Patients with ALL with increased hyperglycaemia risk can be readily identified by measuring BMI and puberty stage at cancer diagnosis. Also, glucose monitoring should be reinforced when patients show steroid-resistant disease and/or require HSCT.
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