Impact of body mass index on outcome and treatment-related toxicity in young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

CONCLUSION: Severe obesity is associated with worse EFS in young adults treated according to the non-HR arms of the NOPHO ALL2008 protocol. Poorer outcome is explained with a higher risk of relapse, possibly due to under treatment, and not caused by excess therapy-related mortality.PMID:37725524 | DOI:10.1080/0284186X.2023.2258450

Source: Acta Oncologica - September 19, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Christina Egnell Helene Hallb öök Mats Heyman Ulla Wartiovaara-Kautto Petter Quist-Paulsen Kjeld Schmiegelow Laimonas Griskevicius Katrin Palk Nina Toft Ulrik Malthe Overgaard Arja Harila Susanna Ranta Source Type: research