Cancer treatment in disabled children

Conclusion: We only opted for a treatment-sparing approach for patients with severe disabilities, and their OS was in line with that of children without intellectual disability.What is Known:• There are few reports on children/adolescents with cancer and intellectual disability (ID).• It is not clear how to manage them and whether a treatment sparing should be considered, especially in the case of severe disability.What is New:• Most patients received the standard cancer treatment and only in the case of severe disability, a therapeutic saving approach was applied.• No statistically significant correlations between relapse/mortality rates and the use of a treatment-sparing approach were found.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research