The most common childhood
cancer is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Chemotherapy-associated
hematological toxicity is well-known; however, there are few studies on
hematologic toxicity incidence in children with ALL. We investigated the
severity and incidence of hematologic toxicity during intense chemotherapy
processes in children treated with ALL IC-BFM 2009 protocol. The study included
41 leukemic children in standard (SR) and intermediate risk (IR) groups treated
between 2011 and 2015. During the induction period, the incidence of grade 4
toxicity in neutrophil count was 60%; the incidence of grade ≥ 3 toxicity in hemoglobin level was 34%; and the incidence of
grade ≥ 3 toxicity in the platelet count was 51%. Deep neutropenia duration was
36.6 ± 12.7 (18-68) days during the induction. 53% of the febrile neutropenic
(FEN) episodes developed during the induction period. There were no statistical
differences between SR and IR risk groups with respect to hemogram values deep
neutropenia duration and the number of FEN episodes (p > 0.05, all). There was a positive
correlation between the number of FEN episodes and duration of neutropenia.
During the induction, the mean neutrophil count remained between 0.5-1 × 109/L. FEN episodes
most commonly developed during the induction phase.
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