Folate deficiency in north Indian children undergoing maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia-Implications and outcome.
Nirmalya Roy MoulikArchana KumarSuraksha AgrawalAbbas Ali MahdiPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2017)
Folate deficiency was associated with treatment-related complications and adverse outcome in our patients. The risks and benefits of folate supplementation in deficient children during maintenance chemotherapy need to be explored with properly designed randomized studies in similar settings.
Keyphrases
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- locally advanced
- replacement therapy
- prognostic factors
- open label
- peritoneal dialysis
- double blind
- squamous cell carcinoma
- risk assessment
- patient reported outcomes
- phase iii
- phase ii
- rectal cancer
- climate change
- smoking cessation