Family life events in the first year of acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy: A children's oncology group report
Lau S, Lu X, Balsamo L, Devidas M, Winick N, Hunger SP, Carroll W, Stork L, Maloney K, Kadan‐Lottick N. Family life events in the first year of acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy: A children's oncology group report. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2014, 61: 2277-2284. PMID: 25175168, PMCID: PMC4282930, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildren's Oncology Group reportChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemia therapyMonths of therapyProspective cohort studyAppropriate anticipatory guidanceHigh cure ratesLong-term outcomesMore childrenHealth care providersLess maternal educationFirst yearCohort studyPatient factorsCure rateLymphoblastic leukemiaCOG protocolsCare providersAnticipatory guidanceEligibility criteriaHigh incidenceLeukemia therapyMaternal educationAverage riskA prospective study of anxiety, depression, and behavioral changes in the first year after a diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Myers RM, Balsamo L, Lu X, Devidas M, Hunger SP, Carroll WL, Winick NJ, Maloney KW, Kadan‐Lottick N. A prospective study of anxiety, depression, and behavioral changes in the first year after a diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 2014, 120: 1417-1425. PMID: 24473774, PMCID: PMC4319360, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAggressionAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAnxietyAsparaginaseBehaviorChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesCyclophosphamideDepressionDexamethasoneEmotionsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePolyethylene GlycolsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProspective StudiesPsychomotor AgitationVincristineConceptsStandard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaUnhealthy family functioningHispanic ethnicityChildren's Oncology Group protocolsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaClinical rangeSubpopulation of patientsWorse physical functioningMore childrenFirst yearCoping Health InventoryCohort studyProspective studyRisk factorsPhysical functioningFamily functioningHealth InventoryFamily Assessment DevicePopulation normsMonthsFunctioning ScaleDepressionGroup protocol