The impact of cranial irradiation on the growth of children with acute lymphocytic leukemia

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Am. J. Dis. Child.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1983.02140270033012· OSTI ID:6326610

Wells, R J; Foster, M B; D'Ercole, A J; McMillan, C W

Heights, height velocities, weights, and weight velocities were measured serially in 21 patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) who had survived three to five years in continuous complete remission. These patients were assigned randomly to treatment regimens that varied according to whether cranial irradiation was used. Patients receiving cranial irradiation had lower height velocities during therapy than normal subjects and patients not receiving cranial irradiation. Twenty-two other children with ALL, who were irradiated but not randomized, exhibited similar alterations in growth. These results indicate that cranial irradiation, and not leukemia or antileukemia chemotherapy, causes reduced growth.

• Research Organization: Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• OSTI ID: 6326610
• Journal Information: Am. J. Dis. Child.; (United States), Vol. 137:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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