Overweight or Obesity and Outcomes in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
In this prospective cohort study of children with ALL, longer duration of overweight or obesity was associated with lower OS and EFS and higher rates of relapse, underscoring the need for interventions targeting overweight or obesity during treatment of children with ALL.
Authors
- Song Yao
- Luis A. Clavell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-8002)
- Elena J. Ladas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5077-5582)
- Bruno Michon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1804-6487)
- Haiyang Sheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7014-3555)
- Yael Flamand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2150-6732)
- Uma H. Athale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3236-6560)
- Lewis B. Silverman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7275-7650)
- Peter D. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3525-8015)
- Barbara L. Asselin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9709-3415)
- Jennifer Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9117-4812)
- Stephen E. Sallan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1064-8981)
- Caroline Laverdière (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4917-7152)
- Kara M. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1473-3937)
- Jean-Marie Leclerc
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- McMaster Children's Hospital (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CA)
- San Juan City Hospital (PR)
- Hasbro Children's Hospital (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Golisano Children's Hospital (US)
- Rutgers Cancer Institute (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9952
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.96