Journal article
Classification of treatment-related mortality in children with cancer: a systematic assessment
Abstract
Treatment-related mortality is an important outcome in paediatric cancer clinical trials. An international group of experts in supportive care in paediatric cancer developed a consensus-based definition of treatment-related mortality and a cause-of-death attribution system. The reliability and validity of the system was tested in 30 deaths, which were independently assessed by two clinical research associates and two paediatric oncologists. We …
Authors
Alexander S; Pole JD; Gibson P; Lee M; Hesser T; N S; Dvorak CC; Fisher B; Hasle H; Kanerva J
Journal
The Lancet Oncology, Vol. 16, No. 16, pp. e604–e610
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2015
DOI
10.1016/s1470-2045(15)00197-7
ISSN
1470-2045
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAge FactorsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCause of DeathChildChild MortalityChild, PreschoolConsensusDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornNeoplasmsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTerminology as TopicTime FactorsTreatment Outcome