Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology

Using the available systematic reviews and Standard Options Recommendations (SORs) which are evidence-based treatment recommendations, Evidence-based Pediatric Oncology is a ground breaking text on the management of childhood cancers. Covering all tumour types occuring in children and young adults, it provides systematic reviews with recommendations for optimum treatments for childhood cancer. Offering reviews and commentaries from leading internationally recognised paediatric oncologists, this fully revised second edition now covers significant randomised controlled trails.

Ross Pinkerton Mater Hospitals, Raymond Terrace, Brisbane, Australia

AG Shankar Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology, University College of London NHS Trust, London, UK

Katherine Matthay Department of Pediatric Oncology, University of California at San Francisco, CA, USA

Contributors	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
Solid Tumors	p. 1
Rhabdomyosarcoma	p. 3
Commentary
Osteosarcoma	p. 26
Commentary
Ewing's sarcoma	p. 49
Commentary
Wilms' tumor	p. 66
Commemary
Neuroblastoma	p. 93
Commentary
Hepatoblastoma and malignant germ-cell tumors	p. 115
Commentary
Medulloblastoma	p. 125
Commentary
Glioma	p. 150
Commentary
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma	p. 162
Commentary
Hodgkin's disease	p. 199
Commentary
Leukemia	p. 221
Acute myeloid leukemia	p. 223
Commentaries
Induction regimens in acute myeloid leukemia	p. 227
Role of autologous BMT in children with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission	p. 240
Role of maintenance treatment in childhood acute myeloid leukemia	p. 250
Childhood lymphoblastic leukemia	p. 267
Commentaries
Steroids and asparaginases during remission induction therapy in childhood lymphoblastic leukemia	p. 279
CNS prophylaxis in childhood lymphoblastic leukemia	p. 327
Continuing therapy in childhood lymphoblastic leukemia - duration of continuing therapy	p. 400
Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology	p. 453
Use of hemopoietic colony stimulating factors (G-CSF, G-MCSF and erythropoietin)	p. 459
Cardioprotection in pediatric oncology	p. 538
Index	p. 553
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Evidence-Based Pediatric Oncology

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