Pediatric Oncology Journal Watch

This Twitter feed focuses on research articles on pediatric cancers.

[The Lancet Oncology @TheLancetOncol]

New Editorial in the April issue: #COVID19: global consequences for #oncology https://t.co/hsCYtPQSBP

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Exercise (leisure time physical activity) and its intensity are associated with a lower incidence of many types of #cancer, from 9 cohorts, > 750,000 people https://t.co/BBMQTCIrDm @ASCO #openaccess by @theNCI's Charles Matthews and colleagues

[NEJM @NEJM]

This randomized, placebo-controlled trial examined the potential benefits of vitamin D3 supplementation in acute critical illness. https://t.co/tB6aIYUH3K

[The Lancet Oncology @TheLancetOncol]

Clinical picture quiz: 19yo woman who was 34 weeks pregnant presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed hyperpigmented macules on her lips and CT scan showed intussusception. What was the diagnosis?

[Pediatric Oncology Journal Watch @journal_watch]

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Maintenance chemotherapy in high risk RMS
https://t.co/pYW0PSQtQG

[NEJM @NEJM]

Image Challenge: A 52-year old man presented to the clinic with a bleeding mass on his right great toe. What is the diagnosis? https://t.co/kQrNuVExlQ

[Pediatric Oncology Journal Watch @journal_watch]

Patients with MRD positive ALL transplant do benefit from Allo BMT with OS of 60%.

[Journal of Clinical Oncology @JCO_ASCO]

Improving stratification for children with late bone marrow B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapses https://t.co/BFuHUtMMw2 #leusm #pedonc

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Prognostic factors in pelvic ewings sarcoma in the Euro Ewing 99 trial.
https://t.co/NYFfjdFna8

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Varicella vaccination in children with ALL
https://t.co/yRj5rxGdpp

[Pediatric Oncology Journal Watch @journal_watch]

20% all deaths were due to TRM in Dutch hospitals. Half of these due to infections. Infections are not only a problem of LMICs but also HIC.

https://t.co/uRgNZdD9U3

[Pediatric Oncology Journal Watch @journal_watch]

Maintenance vinorelbine and cyclophosphamide improves survival in high risk not metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma.
https://t.co/pRg2xZ0rpZ

[Pediatric Oncology Journal Watch @journal_watch]

The Euro Ewing 99 paper is finally out. No benefit of transplant in pulmonary only metastatic Ewings Sarcoma. @JCO there is an error in the abstract. It mentions patients above 50 years old were enrolled it should be other way around.
https://t.co/n6JbuL0nsq

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30 day mortality with blood stream infection in pediatric cancer patient is 6% in developed countries. Would be interesting to see In LMIC. https://t.co/ZjO5bVaifV

[Pediatric Oncology Journal Watch @journal_watch]

EFS better with tandem transplant in high risk neuroblastoma. Will we ever show OS benefit with transplant in high risk neuroblastoma.

https://t.co/KYbNmCctT6