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  • 1
    In: Journal of Medical Virology, Wiley, Vol. 92, No. 12 ( 2020-12), p. 3645-3649
    Abstract: Varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) infection in pediatric hemato‐oncology patients can be a therapeutic problem when children are exposed to immunosuppression. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of VZV infection, antiviral therapy and outcome in children with ALL treated in polish hemato‐oncological centers between 2012 and 2019 years. This study included medical records of 1874 patients, aged 1 to 18 years, with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. During chemotherapy, 406 children out of 1874 (21.6%) experienced viral infections. The incidence of VZV infection in the whole group children with ALL was 1.8%. Among them, 34 (8.4%) patients were diagnosed with VZV infection. Thirty‐five episodes of viral infections were identified. The median time of VCV therapy was 12 days. Herpes zoster infection occurred in 24 (70.6%) children, and varicella in 10 (29.4%) ones. The average time from the start of chemotherapy to the appearance of herpes zoster was 7.26 ± 4.05 months. VZV infection occurred mainly during the maintenance therapy, the reinduction and induction phases. There was no correlation between steroid dosage or type and subsequent zoster. The total lymphocyte count of these patients on the first day of zoster was reduced. No serious complications were observed due to this infection. All patients survived. In conclusion, a low incidence of VZV infection was observed among pediatric patients with ALL in Poland. This analysis indicates that currently used therapeutic methods are effective in children with cancer and VZV infection. The main focus should be on the prevention of delayed chemotherapy.
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    ISSN: 0146-6615 , 1096-9071
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    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 122, No. 21 ( 2013-11-15), p. 2637-2637
    Abstract: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) comprises about 85% of all leukemias in children and is the most frequent malignancy of childhood. Long-term side effects of applied therapy according to ALL IC-BFM 2002 (with prophylactic CNS radiotherapy dose reduced to 12 Gy given in combination with high-dose methotrexate intra venous and methotrexate alone or in combination with cytarabine and prednisolone intra thecally) are still unknown. Aim The aim of this cross-sectional study is to assess the long-term side effects of central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis (high-dose chemotherapy i.v. alone vs. high dose chemotherapy i.v. combined with prophylactic CNS radiotherapy) according to ALL IC-BFM 2002 by the whole brain magnetic resonance and assessment the neuropsychological functioning. Patients and Methods Out of 150 children treated in 2002-2010 because of ALL, 58 children (23 girls and 35 boys) aged 6.4 - 19.9 years (median: 14.4) have been previously studied, including 26 children treated with chemotherapy alone, 21 - treated with chemo- and radiotherapy, and 11 - before treatment (control group). The structural assessment included evaluation of the segmentation of brain and calculation of the volume of white and gray matter as well as segmentation of subcortical structures. The neuropsychological assessment included the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children (WISC-R; IQ assessment and long-term memory), Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT; evaluation of short term memory), Benton Visual Retention Test (evaluation of visual memory), Verbal Fluency Test (evaluation of verbal memory), the Stroop test (evaluation of reaction time and executive) and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WSCT; evaluation of executive functions). Results Patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy and CNS radiotherapy had a lower volume of the hippocampus (6.7 cm³) and basal ganglia (29 cm³) compared to the group treated with chemotherapy alone (8 cm³ and 31 cm³, respectively) and the control group (8 cm³ and 32 cm³). All patients treated due to ALL had smaller total volume of brain ventricles (12 cm³ in the group treated with chemo-and radiotherapy, and 13 cm³ in the group treated with chemotherapy alone), compared to the control group (18 cm³). In patients, who that received chemo-and radiotherapy the average intelligence quotient was lower (IQ - 101), visual-spatial memory was worse (Benton test – 6 correct reproductions), auditory-verbal memory was worse (6, 7, 9, 9, 11) and lower verbal fluency (10 for phonemic category and 13 for semantic one) as compared to patients treated with chemotherapy alone (respectively: IQ - 116, Benton test - 7; RAVLT -7, 7, 10, 12, 13; verbal fluency – 12 and 16) and to patients in the control group (IQ - 116, Benton test - 9; RAVLT - 9, 11 , 13, 13, 14; verbal fluency – 15 and 19). The group treated with chemo-and radiotherapy (WSCT - 3.2 classified category, the rate of correct answers - 0.48, Stroop test - 3.2) and the group treated with chemotherapy alone (WSCT - 4.1 category, the rate of correct answers - 0.59; Stroop test - 2.9) performed significantly worse on measures of executive functioning in comparison to the control group (WSCT - 5.2 category, the rate of correct answers - 0.71; Stroop test - 2.5). Conclusions In children treated for ALL according to the ALL IC-BFM 2002 both CNS structural changes and cognitive impairment may be observed. These abnormalities are even more pronounced in children who received chemotherapy in combination with CNS radiotherapy. This work was supported by grant from the National Science Centre (DEC-2012/05/N/NZ5/00879). Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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    In: Neuroradiology, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 59, No. 2 ( 2017-2), p. 147-156
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    ISSN: 0028-3940 , 1432-1920
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    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publication Date: 2017
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    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 124, No. 21 ( 2014-12-06), p. 5247-5247
    Abstract: BACKGROUND. Infectious complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children receiving treatment for ALL. One of the major factors increasing the risk of bacteremia is the widespread use of central venous lines (CVL). In this study we hypothesized if there are any outcome predictors during bacteremia episodes during standard chemotherapy. OBJECTIVE. The aim of the study was to analyze epidemiology and impact of bacteremia as a main cause of death during induction and consolidation therapy of ALL in children. We assessed an influence of following factors: age, sex, time to infection, duration of antibiotic treatment, and relapse on survival in ALL children with bacteremia. METHODS. We reviewed 430 medical charts of children with ALL treated in Pediatric Hematological Centers in Poland according to ALL-IC-2009 protocol between January 2012 and December 2013. The group of 110 children (71 boys, 39 girls) with ALL with at least 1 episode of bacteremia was analyzed. The median age of the children was 7.5 years. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-squared and t-test when applicable to estimate the influence of different factors (age, sex, time to infection, period of treatment) for the outcome. RESULTS. The overall incidence of bacteremia among ALL children was 110/430 (25.6%). The most common cause of bacteremia (20%) was S.epidermidis (22%) and E.Coli ESBL(+). The median time to infection (TTI) was 4.9 months . There was no significant association between TTI and outcome of the patients (p=0.07), but there was a trend towards increased death rate during consolidation therapy. The median duration of infection treatment (MDT) was 13.6 days. MDT did not influence significantly death rate (p=0.31). Among all patients, 14 (12.7%) deaths were observed. The median age of children in that group was 9.1 years. In the analyzed period 19 cases of ALL relapse were observed in this study. In the relapse group there was significantly higher mortality rate than in the group with “de novo ALL” (p 〈 0.01). Mortality rate was significantly higher among boys (p 〈 0.01). There was no correlation between age of children and incidence of deaths (p=0.14). CONCLUSIONS. The incidence of bacteremia in children treated for ALL in Poland is 25.6%. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia Coli ESBL(+) are the mostcommon pathogens. Bacteria translocation from intestines to the blood might play a key role in development of blood-stream infection (BSI), thus the gut decontamination may be of high value in high-risk patients. Children with ALL relapse are at high risk of mortality due to bacteremia. Boys are more predisposed to life-threatening episodes and higher mortality due to BSI. Age is not a predictor factor for bacteremia related mortality. Children during consolidation chemotherapy of ALL require special attention to avoid bacteremia episodes. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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    In: Blood, American Society of Hematology, Vol. 132, No. Supplement 1 ( 2018-11-29), p. 3364-3364
    Abstract: BACKGROUND: Recent EBMT analysis showed that infections are responsible for 21% of deaths after allo-HCT and 11% after auto-HCT. However, the risk, types and outcome of infections vary between age groups. The aim of the study is the direct comparison of risk factors of incidence and outcome of infections in children and adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyzed risk factors for the incidence and outcome of bacterial, fungal, and viral infections in 650 children and 3200 adults who received HCT between 2012-2015. The risk factors were determined by multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: A total number of 395/650 (60.8%) children and 1122/3200 (35.0%) adults were diagnosed for microbiologically confirmed infection, including 345/499 (69.1%) and 679/1070 (63.5%), respectively after allo-HCT, and 50/151 (33.1%) and 443/2130 (20.8%) respectively, after auto-HCT. At 2 years after HCT, the incidences of microbiologically documented bacterial infection were 36.0% and 27.6%, (p 〈 0.001) for children and adults, respectively. Incidences of proven/probable invasive fungal disease (IFD) were 8.4% and 3.7% (p 〈 0.001), respectively; and incidences of viral infection were 38.3%, and 13.5% (p 〈 0.001), respectively. Overall, 31/650 (4.8%) children and 206/3200 adults (6.4%) have died after these infections. The distribution of deaths was different in children (35.5% bacterial, 48.4% fungal, 16.1% viral) and adults (61.7% bacterial, 24.7% fungal, 13.6% viral). BACTERIAL INFECTIONS: In multivariable analysis, the risk of infections was higher after allo-HCT (HR=1.8; p 〈 0.001). In allo-HCT patients, the risk was higher in children (HR=2.1; p 〈 0.001), in patients with acute leukemia (HR=1.6; p 〈 0.001), matched unrelated (MUD) vs matched family-donor (MFD) HCT (HR=1.6; p 〈 0.001), mismatched unrelated (MMUD) vs MFD HCT (HR=2.0; p 〈 0.001), myeloablative vs reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) (HR=1.3; p 〈 0.001), delayed ( 〉 21d) hematological recovery (HR=3.3; p 〈 0.001), acute GVHD before infection (HR=1.7; p 〈 0.001), and chronic GVHD before infection (HR=1.4; p=0.014). In auto-HCT patients, the risk was higher in children (HR=1.7; p 〈 0.001), and in patients with delayed hematological recovery (HR=2.8; p 〈 0.001). In patients with multiple myeloma (MM) the risk was decreased (HR=0.7; p=0.005). FUNGAL INFECTIONS: The risk of proven/probable IFD was higher after allo-HCT (HR=5.4; p 〈 0.001). In allo-HCT patients, the risk was higher in children (HR=3.9; p 〈 0.001), in patients with acute leukemia (HR=3.8; p 〈 0.001), MUD vs MFD HCT (HR=1.5; p=0.013), MMUD vs MFD HCT (HR=2.5; p 〈 0.001), delayed hematological recovery (HR=3.3; p 〈 0.001), acute GVHD before infection (HR=1.5; p=0.021), and chronic GVHD before infection (HR=2.2; p 〈 0.001). In auto-HCT patients, the risk was higher in children (HR=1.8; p=0.025). Patients with MM were at decreased risk of IFD (HR=0.6; p=0.005). VIRAL INFECTIONS: In multivariable analysis, the risk of infections was higher after allo-HCT (HR=6.1; p 〈 0.001). In allo-HCT patients, the risk was higher in children (HR=1.3; p=0.010), in patients with acute leukemia (HR=1.7; p 〈 0.001), MUD vs MFD HCT (HR=2.0; p 〈 0.001), MMUD vs MFD HCT (HR=3.3; p 〈 0.001), myeloablative vs RIC (HR=1.8; p=0.050), acute GVHD before infection (HR=1.5; p 〈 0.001) and chronic GVHD before infection (HR=2.7; p=0.014). Among auto-HCT patients, diagnosis of MM brought decreased risk of viral infections (HR=0.5; p 〈 0.001). DEATH FROM INFECTION: In allo-HCT patients, adults (HR=3.3; p 〈 0.001), recipients of MMUD-HCT (HR=3.8; p 〈 0.001), patients with acute leukemia (HR=1.5; p=0.023), chronic GVHD before infection (HR=3.6; p=0.014), CMV reactivation (HR=1.4; p=0.038) and with duration of infection treatment 〉 21 days (HR=1.4; p=0.038) were associated with increased risk of death from infection. Among patients with bacterial infections, the risk was higher in G- infections (HR=1.6; p=0.031). Among auto-HCT patients, no child died of infection. In adults, the risk of death was higher if duration of treatment of infection was 〉 21 days (HR=1.7; p 〈 0.001). In patients with MM the risk was decreased (HR=0.4; p 〈 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The profile of infections and related deaths varies between children and adults. MMUD transplants, diagnosis of acute leukemia, chronic GVHD, CMV reactivation and prolonged infection are relative risk factors for death from infection after HCT. Disclosures Kalwak: Sanofi: Other: travel grants; medac: Other: travel grants.
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    Publication Date: 2018
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