Computed tomography-derived sarcopenia, enteral nutritional support, and febrile neutropenia burden in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective cohort study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Computed tomography-derived sarcopenia, enteral nutritional support, and febrile neutropenia burden in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective cohort study

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  • Şule Çalışkan Kamış

  • Burak Kamış

  • Metin Çil

  • Nihal Boz

  • Ayşe Selcan Koç

  • Begül Yağcı

  • May 18, 2026

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    The study evaluated computed tomography-derived sarcopenia and enteral nutritional support in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients.

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    Among 100 children, 80% of those with imaging data were found to be sarcopenic, indicating a high prevalence of muscle loss.

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    Febrile neutropenia episodes averaged 6.5 per patient, with 17 cases resulting in mortality, highlighting the severity of this complication.

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    Enteral nutritional support was associated with higher febrile neutropenia burden but was not deemed a causal factor due to underlying clinical severity.

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    Sarcopenia was not significantly linked to febrile neutropenia frequency, severe neutropenia, mortality, or length of hospital stay.

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Computed tomography-derived sarcopenia, enteral nutritional support, and febrile neutropenia burden in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective cohort study

  • by Şule Çalışkan Kamış, Burak Kamış, Metin Çil, Nihal Boz, Ayşe Selcan Koç, Begül Yağcı

  • May 18, 2026

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