V. Conter

Pulses of vincristine and dexamethasone in addition to intensive chemotherapy for children with intermediate-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a multicentre randomised trial (2007)

CONTER, V, VALSECCHI, MG, SILVESTRI, D, CAMPBELL, M, DIBAR, E, MAGYAROSY, E, ...

Secondary cytogenetic aberrations in childhood Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia are nonrandom and may be associated with outcome (2004)

Heerema, N.A., Harbott, J., Galimberti, S., Camitta, B.M., Gaynon, P.S., Janka-Schaub, G., ...

Additional chromosomal aberrations occur frequently in Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) of childhood. The treatment outcome of these patients is...

Treatment of childhood Wilms' tumor without radiotherapy in Nicaragua (2002)

Baez, F., Fossati Bellani, F., Ocampo, E., Conter, V., Flores, A., Gutierrez, T., ...

Background Recent trends in therapeutic strategies for Wilms’ tumor are based on an attempt to reduce or omit radiotherapy (RT) in a sizable fraction of patients. We report here the clinical and...

L-asparagine depletion and L-asparaginase activity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia receiving i.m. or i.v. Erwinia C. or E. coli L-asparaginase as first exposure (2000)

Rizzari, C., Zucchetti, M., Conter, V., Diomede, L., Bruno, A., Gavazzi, L., ...

Purpose: The present study was aimed at investigating L-asparaginase (L-ASE) activity (in plasma) and L-asparagine (L-ASN) depletion (in plasma and CSF) in children with newly diagnosed acute...

Hodgkin's disease occurring in a child after liver transplantation (1998)

Conter, V., Tschümperlin, B., Gridelli, B., Lucianetti, A., Ascani, S., Bauer, D., ...

Here we describe the case of a 14-year-old boy who underwent liver transplantation for post-Kasai biliary atresia when aged 4. Antirejection treatment consisted of prednisone and cyclo-sporine. At...

Treatment of childhood Hodgkin's disease with COPP or COPP-ABV (hybrid) without radiotherapy in Nicaragua (1997)

Baez, F., Ocampo, E., Conter, V., Flores, A., Gutierrez, T., Malta, A., ...

Background: Childhood Hodgkin's disease (HD) in low-income countries has been reported to have distinct presenting features, including a high prevalence of the mixed cellularity subtype, which also...

This letter was referred to the authors, who respond as follows: (1997)

Rizzari, C., Conter, V., D'Incalci, M., Masera, G.

L-Asparagine depletion in plasma and cerebro-spinal fluid of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during subsequent exposures to Erwinia L-asparaginase (1996)

Gentili, D., Conter, V., Rizzari, C., Tschuemperlin, B., Zucchetti, M., Orlandoni, D., ...

Background: Monitoring L-asparagine (L-ASN) plasma levels could provide information useful for determining whether the dosage or schedule of L-asparaginase (L-ASE) administration is adequate. Very...

Pediatric oncology in developing countries: A cooperative program in Nicaragua (1993)

Masera, G., Lacayo, F. Baez, Corea, A. Malta, Hernandez, E. Ocampo, Espinoza, C. Pacheco, Espinoza, F. Silva, ...

Childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia in Nicaragua (1993)

Corea, A.Malta, Espinoza, C. Pacheco, Cantù Rajnoldi, A., Conter, V., Lietti, G., Masera, G., ...

Background: The pediatric hematology-oncology service of the Managua 'La Mascota' Children's Hospital in Nicaragua began its activities in 1988. We report on unusual high incidence of acute...

Six novel mutations in the PRF1 gene in children with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Clementi, R., Zur Stadt, U., Savoldi, G., Varotto, S., Conter, V., De Fusco, C., ...

Sequential study of liver biopsy in thalassaemia.

Masera, G, Jean, G, Conter, V, Terzoli, S, Mauri, R A, Cazzaniga, M

Liver biopsies were performed in 47 thalassaemic children. 33 of them had laboratory findings that suggested chronic hepatitis; the other 14 patients, without such signs, underwent liver biopsies...

Weight growth in infants born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy.

Conter, V., Cortinovis, I., Rogari, P., Riva, L.

OBJECTIVE--To determine whether maternal smoking during pregnancy causes impairment in growth after birth. DESIGN--Longitudinal study. SETTING--Six medical university centres of six towns of north,...