Journal article
Supportive Care in Pediatric Cancer: The Road to Prevention of Thrombosis
Abstract
The survival rate of children with cancer has increased impressively to almost 80% over the last decades as a result of improved diagnostic procedures and multimodal treatment strategies. Therefore, it becomes more and more important to prevent mortality and morbidity of treatment-associated complications, including venous thromboembolism (VTE). VTE occurs predominantly in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lymphoma, and sarcoma. …
Authors
van Ommen CH; Chan AKC
Journal
Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Vol. 40, No. 03, pp. 371–381
Publisher
Thieme
Publication Date
April 2014
DOI
10.1055/s-0034-1370795
ISSN
0094-6176