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1. Usefulness of 18f-FDG PET-CT in Staging, Restaging, and Response Assessment in Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Davide Donner, Paola Feraco, Linda Meneghello, Barbara Rombi, Lorena Picori, and Franca Chierichetti

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18F-FDG PET-CT, rhabdomyosarcoma, pediatric, staging, restaging, therapy assessment, Medicine (General), R5-920
Abstract

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma of childhood. Despite clinical advances, subsets of these patients continue to suffer high morbidity and mortality rates associated with their disease. Following the European guidelines for 18F-FDG PET and PET-CT imaging in pediatric oncology, the routine use of 18F-FDG PET-CT may be useful for patients affected by rhabdomyosarcoma, in staging, in the evaluation of response to therapy, and for restaging/detection of relapse. The European Pediatric Protocols are very old, and for staging and restaging, they recommend only radionuclide bone scan. The 18F-FDG PET-CT exam is listed as an optional investigation prescribed according to local availability and local protocols in the investigations panel required at the end of the treatment. We present two cases highlighting the usefulness of 18F-FDG PET-CT in managing pediatric patients affected by rhabdomyosarcoma, providing some bibliographic references.

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2020
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2. Favorable outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric hematology oncology patients during the second and third pandemic waves in Italy: a multicenter analysis from the Infectious Diseases Working Group of the Associazione Italiana di Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica (AIEOP)

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Daniele Zama, Francesco Baccelli, Antonella Colombini, Amalia Contino, Elisabetta Calore, Maria Grazia Petris, Linda Meneghello, Federico Mercolini, Andrea Lo Vecchio, Shana Montalto, Cristina Meazza, Angelica Barone, Francesca Compagno, Paola Muggeo, Elena Soncini, Letizia Brescia, Eugenia Giraldi, Nagua Giurici, Rosa Maria Mura, Monica Cellini, Katia Perruccio, Valeria Petroni, Milena La Spina, Ottavio Ziino, Roberta Burnelli, Raffaella De Santis, Maurizio Mascarin, Valentina Barretta, Gloria Tridello, Simone Cesaro, Zama, Daniele, Baccelli, Francesco, Colombini, Antonella, Contino, Amalia, Calore, Elisabetta, Petris, Maria Grazia, Meneghello, Linda, Mercolini, Federico, Lo Vecchio, Andrea, Montalto, Shana, Meazza, Cristina, Barone, Angelica, Compagno, Francesca, Muggeo, Paola, Soncini, Elena, Brescia, Letizia, Giraldi, Eugenia, Giurici, Nagua, Mura, Rosa Maria, Cellini, Monica, Perruccio, Katia, Petroni, Valeria, La Spina, Milena, Ziino, Ottavio, Burnelli, Roberta, De Santis, Raffaella, Mascarin, Maurizio, Barretta, Valentina, Tridello, Gloria, and Cesaro, Simone

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SARS-COV- 2 infection, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pediatric oncology, General Medicine, Hematology, Communicable Diseases, Italy, Neoplasms, Humans, RNA, Viral, Child, Children, Pandemics, Outcome
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COVID-19 has a mild clinical course with low mortality rate in general pediatric population, while variable outcomes have been described in children with cancer. Infectious diseases working party of the AIEOP collected data on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections in pediatric oncology/hematology patients from April 2020 to May 2021, including the second and the third waves of the pandemic in Italy. Factors potentially associated with moderate, severe, or critical COVID-19 were analyzed. Of the 153 SARS-Cov2 infections recorded, 100 were asymptomatic and 53 symptomatic. The course of COVID-19 was mild in 41, moderate in 2, severe in 5, and critical in 5 children. A total of 40.5% of patients were hospitalized, ten requiring oxygen support and 5 admitted to the intensive care unit. Antibiotics and steroids were the most used therapies. No patient died due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Infections occurring early ( 60 days) or during maintenance therapy. In the patients on active chemotherapy, 59% withdrew the treatment for a median of 15 days. SARS-CoV-2 presented a favorable outcome in children with cancer in Italy during the pandemic. Modification of therapy represents a major concern in this population. Our findings suggest considering regular chemotherapy continuation, particularly in patients on maintenance therapy or infected late after the diagnosis.

Published
2022

3. Consensus on COVID-19 vaccination in pediatric oncohematological patients, on behalf of infectious working group of Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology

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Simone Cesaro, Paola Muggeo, Daniele Zama, Monica Cellini, Katia Perruccio, Antonella Colombini, Francesca Carraro, Mariagrazia Petris, Valeria Petroni, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesco Baccelli, Elena Soncini, Rosamaria Mura, Milena Laspina, Nunzia Decembrino, Roberta Burnelli, Stefano Frenos, Elio Castagnola, Maura Faraci, Cristina Meazza, Federica Barzaghi, Maria Rosaria D’Amico, Maria Capasso, Elisabetta Calore, Ottavio Ziino, Angelica Barone, Francesca Compagno, Laura Luti, Federica Galaverna, Raffaella De Santis, Letizia Brescia, Linda Meneghello, Angelamaria Petrone, Nagua Giurici, Fabian Schumacher, and Federico Mercolini

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Vaccines represent the best tool to prevent the severity course and fatal consequences of pandemic by new Coronavirus 2019 infection (SARS-CoV-2). Considering the limited data on vaccination of pediatric oncohematological patients, we develop a Consensus document to support the Italian pediatric hematological oncological (AIEOP) centers in a scientifically correct communication with families and patients and to promote vaccination. The topics of the Consensus were: SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease (COVID-19) in the pediatric subjects; COVID-19 vaccines (type, schedule); which and when to vaccinate; contraindications and risk of serious adverse events; rare adverse events; third dose and vaccination after COVID-19; and other general prevention measures. Using the Delphi methodology for Consensus, 21 statements and their corresponding rationale were elaborated and discussed with the representatives of 31 centers, followed by voting. AIEOP Centers showed an overall agreement on all the statements that were therefore approved.This consensus document highlights that children and adolescents affected by hematological and oncological diseases are a fragile category. Vaccination plays an important role to prevent COVID-19, to permit the regular administration of chemotherapy or other treatments, to perform control visits and hospital admissions, and to prevent treatment delays.

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2022
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4. Toxicity and Clinical Results after Proton Therapy for Pediatric Medulloblastoma: A Multi-Centric Retrospective Study

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Alessandro Ruggi, Fraia Melchionda, Iacopo Sardi, Rossana Pavone, Linda Meneghello, Lidija Kitanovski, Lorna Zadravec Zaletel, Paolo Farace, Mino Zucchelli, Mirko Scagnet, Francesco Toni, Roberto Righetto, Marco Cianchetti, Arcangelo Prete, Daniela Greto, Silvia Cammelli, Alessio Giuseppe Morganti, Barbara Rombi, Ruggi A., Melchionda F., Sardi I., Pavone R., Meneghello L., Kitanovski L., Zaletel L.Z., Farace P., Zucchelli M., Scagnet M., Toni F., Righetto R., Cianchetti M., Prete A., Greto D., Cammelli S., Morganti A.G., and Rombi B.

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radiation, Cancer Research, Oncology, pediatric brain tumors, proton therapy, medulloblastoma, toxicity, pediatric brain tumor
Abstract

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Even if current treatment dramatically improves the prognosis, survivors often develop long-term treatment-related sequelae. The current radiotherapy standard for medulloblastoma is craniospinal irradiation with a boost to the primary tumor site and to any metastatic sites. Proton therapy (PT) has similar efficacy compared to traditional photon-based radiotherapy but might achieve lower toxicity rates. We report on our multi-centric experience with 43 children with medulloblastoma (median age at diagnosis 8.7 years, IQR 6.6, M/F 23/20; 26 high-risk, 14 standard-risk, 3 ex-infant), who received active scanning PT between 2015 and 2021, with a focus on PT-related acute-subacute toxicity, as well as some preliminary data on late toxicity. Most acute toxicities were mild and manageable with supportive therapy. Hematological toxicity was limited, even among HR patients who underwent hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation before PT. Preliminary data on late sequelae were also encouraging, although a longer follow-up is needed.

Published
2022

5. Global characteristics and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents with cancer (GRCCC): a cohort study

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Sheena Mukkada, Nickhill Bhakta, Guillermo L Chantada, Yichen Chen, Yuvanesh Vedaraju, Lane Faughnan, Maysam R Homsi, Hilmarie Muniz-Talavera, Radhikesh Ranadive, Monika Metzger, Paola Friedrich, Asya Agulnik, Sima Jeha, Catherine Lam, Rashmi Dalvi, Laila Hessissen, Daniel C Moreira, Victor M Santana, Michael Sullivan, Eric Bouffet, Miguela A Caniza, Meenakshi Devidas, Kathy Pritchard-Jones, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, A Juan Ribelles, Adriana Balduzzi, Alaa Elhaddad, Alejandra Casanovas, Alejandra Garcia Velazquez, Aliaksandra Laptsevich, Alicia Chang, Alessandra Lamenha F. Sampaio, Almudena González Prieto, Alvaro Lassaletta, Amaranto Suarez M, Ana Patricia Alcasabas, Anca Colita, Andres Morales La Madrid, Angélica Samudio, Annalisa Tondo, Antonella Colombini, Antonis Kattamis, N Araceli Lopez Facundo, Arpita Bhattacharyya, Aurélia Alimi, Aurélie Phulpin, Barbora Vakrmanova, Basak A Aksoy, Benoit Brethon, Jator Brian Kobuin, Carla Nolasco Monteiro, Catherine Paillard, Catherine Vezina, Bozkurt Ceyhun, Cristiana Hentea, Cristina Meazza, Daniel Ortiz-Morales, Roque Daniel Solorzano, Daniela Arce Cabrera, Daniele Zama, Debjani Ghosh, Diana Ramírez-Rivera, Doris A Calle Jara, Dragana Janic, Elianneth Rey Helo, Elodie Gouache, Enmanuel Guerrero Quiroz, Enrique Lopez, Eric Thebault, Essy Maradiegue, Eva de Berranger, Fatma S E Ebeid, Federica Galaverna, Federico Antillon-Klussmann, Felipe Espinoza Chacur, Fernando Daniel Negro, Francesca Carraro, Francesca Compagno, Francisco Barriga, Gabriela Tamayo Pedraza, Gissela Sanchez Fernandez, Gita Naidu, Gülnur Tokuc, Hamidah Alias, Hannah Grace B Segocio, Houda Boudiaf, Imelda Asetre Luna, Iris Maia, Itziar Astigarraga, Ivan Maza, Jacqueline E Montoya Vásquez, Janez Jazbec, Jelena Lazic, Jeniffer Beck Dean, Jeremie Rouger-Gaudichon, Johanny Carolina Contreras González, Jorge Huerta Aragonés, José L Fuster, Juan Quintana, Julia Palma, Karel Svojgr, Karina Quintero, Karolina Malic Tudor, Kleopatra Georgantzi, Kris Ann P Schultz, Laura Ureña Horno, Lidia Fraquelli, Linda Meneghello, Lobna Shalaby, Lola L Macias Mora, Lorna A Renner, Luciana Nunes Silva, Luisa Sisinni, Mahmoud Hammad, M Fernández Sanmartín, C Marcela Zubieta A, María Constanza Drozdowski, Maria Kourti, Marcela María Palladino, Maria R Miranda Madrazo, Marilyne Poiree, Marina Popova, Mario Melgar, Marta Baragaño, Martha J Avilés-Robles, Massimo Provenzi, Mecneide Mendes Lins, Mehmet Fatih Orhan, Milena Villarroel, Mónica Jerónimo, Mónica Varas Palma, Muhammad Rafie Raza, Mulindwa M Justin, Najma Shaheen, Nerea Domínguez-Pinilla, Nicholas S Whipple, Nicolas André, Ondrej Hrusak, Pablo Velasco Puyó, Pamela Zacasa Vargas, Paola Olate Mellado, Pascale Yola Gassant, Paulina Diaz Romero, Raffaella De Santis, Rejin Kebudi, Riza Boranbayeva, Roberto Vasquez, Romel A. Segura, Roy Enrique Rosado, Sandra Gómez, Sandra Raimbault, Sanjeeva Gunasekera, Sara M Makkeyah, Sema Buyukkapu Bay, Sergio M Gómez, Séverine Bouttefroy, Shahnoor Islam, Sherif Abouelnaga, Silvio Fabio Torres, Simone Cesaro, Sofia Nunes, Soraia Rouxinol, Sucharita Bhaumik, Symbat Saliyeva, Tamara Inostroza, Thelma Velasquez, Tint Myo Hnin, Ulrika Norén-Nyström, Valentina Baretta, Yajaira Valentine Jimenez-Antolinez, Vanesa Pérez Alonso, Vanessa Ayer Miller, Virginie Gandemer, Viviana Lotero, Volha Mishkova, Wendy Gómez-García, Yeva Margaryan, Yumna Syed, Mukkada S., Bhakta N., Chantada G.L., Chen Y., Vedaraju Y., Faughnan L., Homsi M.R., Muniz-Talavera H., Ranadive R., Metzger M., Friedrich P., Agulnik A., Jeha S., Lam C., Dalvi R., Hessissen L., Moreira D.C., Santana V.M., Sullivan M., Bouffet E., Caniza M.A., Devidas M., Pritchard-Jones K., Rodriguez-Galindo C., Ribelles A.J., Balduzzi A., Elhaddad A., Casanovas A., Garcia Velazquez A., Laptsevich A., Chang A., F. Sampaio A.L., Gonzalez Prieto A., Lassaletta A., Suarez M A., Alcasabas A.P., Colita A., Morales La Madrid A., Samudio A., Tondo A., Colombini A., Kattamis A., Lopez Facundo N.A., Bhattacharyya A., Alimi A., Phulpin A., Vakrmanova B., Aksoy B.A., Brethon B., Kobuin J.B., Nolasco Monteiro C., Paillard C., Vezina C., Ceyhun B., Hentea C., Meazza C., Ortiz-Morales D., Solorzano R.D., Arce Cabrera D., Zama D., Ghosh D., Ramirez-Rivera D., Calle Jara D.A., Janic D., Rey Helo E., Gouache E., Guerrero Quiroz E., Lopez E., Thebault E., Maradiegue E., de Berranger E., Ebeid F.S.E., Galaverna F., Antillon-Klussmann F., Espinoza Chacur F., Negro F.D., Carraro F., Compagno F., Barriga F., Tamayo Pedraza G., Sanchez Fernandez G., Naidu G., Tokuc G., Alias H., B Segocio H.G., Boudiaf H., Asetre Luna I., Maia I., Astigarraga I., Maza I., Montoya Vasquez J.E., Jazbec J., Lazic J., Beck Dean J., Rouger-Gaudichon J., Contreras Gonzalez J.C., Huerta Aragones J., Fuster J.L., Quintana J., Palma J., Svojgr K., Quintero K., Malic Tudor K., Georgantzi K., P Schultz K.A., Urena Horno L., Fraquelli L., Meneghello L., Shalaby L., Macias Mora L.L., A Renner L., Nunes Silva L., Sisinni L., Hammad M., Fernandez Sanmartin M., Zubieta A C.M., Drozdowski M.C., Kourti M., Palladino M.M., Miranda Madrazo M.R., Poiree M., Popova M., Melgar M., Baragano M., Aviles-Robles M.J., Provenzi M., Mendes Lins M., Fatih Orhan M., Villarroel M., Jeronimo M., Varas Palma M., Rafie Raza M., M Justin M., Shaheen N., Dominguez-Pinilla N., Whipple N.S., Andre N., Hrusak O., Velasco Puyo P., Zacasa Vargas P., Olate Mellado P., Yola Gassant P., Diaz Romero P., De Santis R., Kebudi R., Boranbayeva R., Vasquez R., Segura R.A., Rosado R.E., Gomez S., Raimbault S., Gunasekera S., Makkeyah S.M., Buyukkapu Bay S., M Gomez S., Bouttefroy S., Islam S., Abouelnaga S., Torres S.F., Cesaro S., Nunes S., Rouxinol S., Bhaumik S., Saliyeva S., Inostroza T., Velasquez T., Hnin T.M., Noren-Nystrom U., Baretta V., Jimenez-Antolinez Y.V., Perez Alonso V., Ayer Miller V., Gandemer V., Lotero V., Mishkova V., Gomez-Garcia W., Margaryan Y., Syed Y., Mukkada, S, Bhakta, N, Chantada, G, Chen, Y, Vedaraju, Y, Faughnan, L, Homsi, M, Muniz-Talavera, H, Ranadive, R, Metzger, M, Friedrich, P, Agulnik, A, Jeha, S, Lam, C, Dalvi, R, Hessissen, L, Moreira, D, Santana, V, Sullivan, M, Bouffet, E, Caniza, M, Devidas, M, Pritchard-Jones, K, Rodriguez-Galindo, C, Ribelles, A, Balduzzi, A, Elhaddad, A, Casanovas, A, Garcia Velazquez, A, Laptsevich, A, Chang, A, F. Sampaio A., L, Gonzalez Prieto, A, Lassaletta, A, Suarez M, A, Alcasabas, A, Colita, A, Morales La Madrid, A, Samudio, A, Tondo, A, Colombini, A, Kattamis, A, Lopez Facundo, N, Bhattacharyya, A, Alimi, A, Phulpin, A, Vakrmanova, B, Aksoy, B, Brethon, B, Kobuin, J, Nolasco Monteiro, C, Paillard, C, Vezina, C, Ceyhun, B, Hentea, C, Meazza, C, Ortiz-Morales, D, Solorzano, R, Arce Cabrera, D, Zama, D, Ghosh, D, Ramirez-Rivera, D, Calle Jara, D, Janic, D, Rey Helo, E, Gouache, E, Guerrero Quiroz, E, Lopez, E, Thebault, E, Maradiegue, E, de Berranger, E, Ebeid, F, Galaverna, F, Antillon-Klussmann, F, Espinoza Chacur, F, Negro, F, Carraro, F, Compagno, F, Barriga, F, Tamayo Pedraza, G, Sanchez Fernandez, G, Naidu, G, Tokuc, G, Alias, H, B Segocio, H, Boudiaf, H, Asetre Luna, I, Maia, I, Astigarraga, I, Maza, I, Montoya Vasquez, J, Jazbec, J, Lazic, J, Beck Dean, J, Rouger-Gaudichon, J, Contreras Gonzalez, J, Huerta Aragones, J, Fuster, J, Quintana, J, Palma, J, Svojgr, K, Quintero, K, Malic Tudor, K, Georgantzi, K, P Schultz, K, Urena Horno, L, Fraquelli, L, Meneghello, L, Shalaby, L, Macias Mora, L, A Renner, L, Nunes Silva, L, Sisinni, L, Hammad, M, Fernandez Sanmartin, M, Zubieta A, C, Drozdowski, M, Kourti, M, Palladino, M, Miranda Madrazo, M, Poiree, M, Popova, M, Melgar, M, Baragano, M, Aviles-Robles, M, Provenzi, M, Mendes Lins, M, Fatih Orhan, M, Villarroel, M, Jeronimo, M, Varas Palma, M, Rafie Raza, M, M Justin, M, Shaheen, N, Dominguez-Pinilla, N, Whipple, N, Andre, N, Hrusak, O, Velasco Puyo, P, Zacasa Vargas, P, Olate Mellado, P, Yola Gassant, P, Diaz Romero, P, De Santis, R, Kebudi, R, Boranbayeva, R, Vasquez, R, Segura, R, Rosado, R, Gomez, S, Raimbault, S, Gunasekera, S, Makkeyah, S, Buyukkapu Bay, S, M Gomez, S, Bouttefroy, S, Islam, S, Abouelnaga, S, Torres, S, Cesaro, S, Nunes, S, Rouxinol, S, Bhaumik, S, Saliyeva, S, Inostroza, T, Velasquez, T, Hnin, T, Noren-Nystrom, U, Baretta, V, Jimenez-Antolinez, Y, Perez Alonso, V, Ayer Miller, V, Gandemer, V, Lotero, V, Mishkova, V, Gomez-Garcia, W, Margaryan, Y, and Syed, Y

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Male, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, COVID-19, Children, adolescents, cancer, Adolescent, MEDLINE, Severity of Illness Index, Health systems, Neoplasms, purl.org/becyt/ford/3.2 [https], Severity of illness, medicine, Humans, Child, Children, Pandemics, Pandemic, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Risk Factor, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Cancer, COVID-19, Odds ratio, Articles, medicine.disease, Transplantation, Oncology, Child, Preschool, Cohort, Absolute neutrophil count, Neoplasm, purl.org/becyt/ford/3 [https], Female, Cohort Studie, business, Delivery of Health Care, Human, Cohort study
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Background: Previous studies have shown that children and adolescents with COVID-19 generally have mild disease. Children and adolescents with cancer, however, can have severe disease when infected with respiratory viruses. In this study, we aimed to understand the clinical course and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents with cancer. Methods: We did a cohort study with data from 131 institutions in 45 countries. We created the Global Registry of COVID-19 in Childhood Cancer to capture de-identified data pertaining to laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections in children and adolescents (

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2021

6. Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Italian Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Study From the Infectious Diseases Working Group of the Associazione Italiana di Oncologia e Ematologia Pediatrica

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Antonella Colombini, Francesca Compagno, Simone Cesaro, Federica Galaverna, Valentina Baretta, Raffaela De Santis, Annalisa Tondo, Daniele Zama, Gianni Bisogno, Linda Meneghello, Cristina Meazza, Massimo Provenzi, Francesca Carraro, Bisogno G., Provenzi M., Zama D., Tondo A., Meazza C., Colombini A., Galaverna F., Compagno F., Carraro F., De Santis R., Meneghello L., Baretta V., and Cesaro S.

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Male, Pediatrics, pediatric malignancy, medicine.medical_treatment, COVID-19 epidemic, Antineoplastic Agent, 0302 clinical medicine, Neoplasms, Viral, Prospective Studies, Child, Prospective cohort study, General Medicine, Chemotherapy regimen, AcademicSubjects/MED00290, Infectious Diseases, Italy, Child, Preschool, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, outcome, Original Article, Female, medicine.symptom, Coronavirus Infections, Human, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Pneumonia, Viral, Antineoplastic Agents, Asymptomatic, Betacoronavirus, 03 medical and health sciences, 030225 pediatrics, Intensive care, medicine, Humans, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Preschool, Pandemics, Chemotherapy, Pandemic, Betacoronaviru, Coronavirus Infection, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19, Infant, Hydroxychloroquine, Pneumonia, medicine.disease, Transplantation, Prospective Studie, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Neoplasm, AcademicSubjects/MED00670, business, Stem Cell Transplantation
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Background Little is known as yet about the outcome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children being treated for cancer. Methods We collected information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of a cohort of 29 children (16 female and 13 male; median age, 7 years [range, 0–16 years]) diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection while on chemotherapy/immunotherapy (n = 26), or after stem cell transplantation (n = 3) during the peak of the epidemic in Italy. These patients suffered from leukemia (n = 16), lymphoma (n = 3), solid tumors (n = 10), and Langerhans cell histiocytosis (n = 1). Results The course of the disease was mild in all cases, with only 12 children developing symptoms (pneumonia in 3 cases), and none needing intensive care. Fifteen patients were hospitalized, including 7 asymptomatic patients. Nine patients (including 5 with no symptoms) were given hydroxychloroquine, and 3 of them were also given lopinavir/ritonavir. Among the 26 patients on chemotherapy/immunotherapy, the treatment was suspended in 16 cases for a median of 26 days (range, 15–68 days), whereas 8 patients continued their chemotherapy and 2 had minor modifications to their treatment regimen. Conclusions SARS-CoV-2 infection seems to take a milder clinical course in children than in adults with cancer. Specific SARS-CoV-2 treatment seems unnecessary for most children. In light of our findings, and albeit with the necessary caution, we suggest avoiding major changes to planned anticancer treatments in pediatric patients acquiring COVID-19., We describe clinical characteristics and outcomes of 29 SARS-CoV-2–infected children with cancer. In comparison to adult oncology patients, children presented a milder clinical course. A substantial number of them continued their anticancer treatment without major modifications.

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2020
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7. Screening for SARS-COV-2 infection in pediatric oncology patients during the epidemic peak in Italy

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Daniele Zama, Valentina Baretta, Linda Meneghello, Angelica Barone, Mariagrazia Petris, Simone Cesaro, Federico Mercolini, Antonella Colombini, Rosamaria Mura, Francesca Compagno, Nagua Giurici, Raffaela De Santis, Daniela Onofrillo, Katia Perruccio, and Elena Soncini

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Chemotherapy, medicine.medical_specialty, business.industry, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), medicine.medical_treatment, fungi, Asymptomatic, Transplantation, Infected patient, Internal medicine, medicine, Pediatric oncology, medicine.symptom, Stem cell, skin and connective tissue diseases, business
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SARS-COV-2 infection can be asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. The effect of chemotherapy on an asymptomatic infected patient is unknown. Three hundred-thirty-four and 56 NFS were performed as screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection in 247 and 34 pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation, respectively. NFS was positive in 10 patients. All positive patients withdrew from chemotherapy. Nine patients became negative. One patient is still positive after 38 days.The identification of asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 infection is important to reduce the hospital spread of infection. Further studies are needed to define the least risky management of chemotherapy in asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 patients.

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2020
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8. Screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric oncology patients during the epidemic peak in Italy

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Daniela Onofrillo, Elena Soncini, Raffaella De Santis, Angelica Barone, Laura Sainati, Linda Meneghello, Katia Perruccio, Maria Grazia Petris, Valentina Baretta, Federico Mercolini, Nagua Giurici, Simone Cesaro, Antonella Colombini, Francesca Compagno, Daniele Zama, R. Mura, Cesaro S., Compagno F., Zama D., Meneghello L., Giurici N., Soncini E., Onofrillo D., Mercolini F., Mura R., Perruccio K., De Santis R., Colombini A., Barone A., Sainati L., Baretta V., and Petris M.G.

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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Coronaviru, Pneumonia, Viral, medicine.disease_cause, Betacoronavirus, Neoplasms, Pandemic, medicine, Pediatric oncology, Humans, Viral, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Child, Pandemics, Coronavirus, biology, Betacoronaviru, business.industry, Coronavirus Infection, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Pneumonia, Hematology, biology.organism_classification, medicine.disease, Virology, Oncology, Italy, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, business, Coronavirus Infections, Human
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2020

9. RO-17INITIAL EXPERIENCE WITH SPOT SCANNING PROTON THERAPY FOR PEDIATRIC CNS TUMORS AT PROTON THERAPY CENTER IN TRENTO-ITALY

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Loris Menegotti, Barbara Rombi, Sabina Vennarini, Annunziata Dipalma, Maurizio Amichetti, Linda Meneghello, Dino Pedrotti, and Chiara Bonazza

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Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Abstracts, Oncology, business.industry, Pediatric CNS, medicine, Medical physics, Center (algebra and category theory), Neurology (clinical), business, Proton therapy, Spot scanning
Published
2016

10. Pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease children under 10 years of age

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Elena Varotto, Nicola Maschietto, Nicoletta Grazzina, Laura Sainati, Linda Meneghello, Simone Teso, Ornella Milanesi, Raffaella Colombatti, Modesto Carli, and Alessandra Grison

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Hemolytic anemia, medicine.medical_specialty, Anemia, business.industry, Respiratory disease, Diastole, Hematology, medicine.disease, Pulmonary hypertension, Sickle cell anemia, Surgery, Hemoglobinopathy, El Niño, Internal medicine, medicine, Cardiology, business
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Despite the finding of elevated Tricuspid Regurgitant Velocity (TRV) in children below 5 years of age, the prevalence and evolution of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) in young children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are unclear. In order to identify predictive factors of precocious PH development, SCD children > or =3 years old, at steady state, underwent annual echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI). Patients receiving chronic transfusion were excluded. Thirty-seven of seventy-five patients were > or =3 years, with measurable TRV. In our young population (mean age 6.2 years) of mainly African, HbS/HbS patients, 8/37 (21.6%) had TRV > or =2.5 m/s, 8% being only 3 years old. Significant correlation was found between precocious TRV elevation and high platelet and reticulocyte counts and frequent acute chest syndromes (ACS). In multivariate analysis, ACS was the only variable predicting TRV > or =2.5 m/s. TDI of the 37 patients showed signs of diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle. At follow-up all eight patients with high TRV displayed further increase and seven more developed TRV > or =2.5 m/s. PH seems to begin in children earlier than expected. Factors involved in its early onset might be different from the ones causing its development in older children or adults. African children might benefit from early screening and re-assessment once a year.

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2010
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11. Pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease children under 10 years of age

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Raffaella, Colombatti, Nicola, Maschietto, Elena, Varotto, Alessandra, Grison, Nicoletta, Grazzina, Linda, Meneghello, Simone, Teso, Modesto, Carli, Ornella, Milanesi, and Laura, Sainati

Subjects
Male, Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Hypertension, Pulmonary, Humans, Female, Anemia, Sickle Cell, Child, Blood Flow Velocity, Echocardiography, Doppler, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Despite the finding of elevated Tricuspid Regurgitant Velocity (TRV) in children below 5 years of age, the prevalence and evolution of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) in young children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are unclear. In order to identify predictive factors of precocious PH development, SCD childrenor =3 years old, at steady state, underwent annual echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI). Patients receiving chronic transfusion were excluded. Thirty-seven of seventy-five patients wereor =3 years, with measurable TRV. In our young population (mean age 6.2 years) of mainly African, HbS/HbS patients, 8/37 (21.6%) had TRVor =2.5 m/s, 8% being only 3 years old. Significant correlation was found between precocious TRV elevation and high platelet and reticulocyte counts and frequent acute chest syndromes (ACS). In multivariate analysis, ACS was the only variable predicting TRVor =2.5 m/s. TDI of the 37 patients showed signs of diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle. At follow-up all eight patients with high TRV displayed further increase and seven more developed TRVor =2.5 m/s. PH seems to begin in children earlier than expected. Factors involved in its early onset might be different from the ones causing its development in older children or adults. African children might benefit from early screening and re-assessment once a year.

Published
2010

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