Hasle, H., Alonzo, T.A., Auvrignon, A., Behar, C., Chang, M., Creutzig, U., ...
Monosomy 7 (-7) and deletion 7q [del(7q)] are rare in childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We retrospectively collected data on 258 children with AML or refractory anemia with excess blasts in...
Body composition in children in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (2006)
Murphy, A.J., Wells, J.C.K., Williams, J.E., Fewtrell, M.S., Davies, P.S.W., Webb, D.K.
Background: Changes in body composition are commonly reported in pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the effect of ALL and of its treatment on body composition in...
MRC trials in childhood acute myeloid leukaemia (2004)
Hann, I. M., Webb, D.K., Gibson, B.E., Harrison, C.J.
The modern approach to therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in children began in the late 80's and in the MRC series led to a 30% improvement in survival, up to levels of about 50%. Since 1995...
Chessells, J.M., Harrison, C.J., Kempski, H., Webb, D.K., Wheatley, K., Hann, I.M., ...
The clinical features, cytogenetics and response to treatment have been examined in 180 infants (aged
Experience of transfusion associated graft versus host disease (TA-GvHD) and current preventative policy in 22 UK children's cancer centres was established by questionnaire. Cellular blood products...
Gall stones in Jamaican children with homozygous sickle cell disease.
Webb, D K, Darby, J S, Dunn, D T, Terry, S I, Serjeant, G R
Gall stones were detected by ultrasonography in 30 of 226 (13%) children with homozygous sickle cell disease aged 5-13 years participating in a cohort study from birth. Children with gall stones had...
Acquired aplastic anaemia: still a serious disease.
Webb, D K, Hann, I M, Chessells, J M
Over 15 years, 42 children aged 2-14 years were diagnosed as having acquired aplastic anaemia. Adequate clinical details were available for 38 children who were categorised as very severe (n = 13),...