Early Increase in Weight Is Seen During Treatment for Paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia—A Retrospective Analysis of Medical Records
Weight gain, and BMI increase, occurred earlier than previously reported. Height was negatively affected by treatment. Monitoring of nutritional status, nutritional support efforts and physical activity is important throughout treatment to prevent unwanted and avoidable fluctuations in growth.
Authors
- Inga María Jóhannsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2340-6041)
- Bjørn Helge Handegård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8982-668X)
- Bendik Lund
- Inger Pauline Landsem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0411-9477)
- Trond Flægstad
- Håkon Endal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7615-0086)
- Katrine Nordeng Mellem
- Anita Andrejeva
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70194
- Primary Topic
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00