Associations between neutrophil recovery time, infections and relapse in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.
Ditte J A LøhmannPeter H AsdahlJonas AbrahamssonShau-Yin HaÓlafur G JónssonGertjan J L KaspersMinna KoskenvuoBirgitte LausenBarbara De MoerlooseJosefine PalleBernward ZellerHenrik HaslePublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2018)
Longer neutrophil recovery time after the first induction course was associated with grade 3-4 infections and relapse. If confirmed, this knowledge could be incorporated into risk stratification strategies in pediatric AML.