Association between nutritional status and outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with Wijaya Kusuma Protocol

  • Fransiska Herintya
  • Sri Mulatsih
  • Endy Paryanto Prawirohartono
Keywords: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, nutritional status, relapse, death

Abstract

Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most
common malignancy in childhood. Malnutrition in malignancy
patients including ALL is one of major problems. This condition
is found at the time of diagnosis as a result of the disease itself or
after, chemotherapy or radiation. Many studies have been
conducted to determine the relationship between nutritional state
and outcome of childhood ALL patients but the result was still
controversial.
Objective To determine relative risk of death and relapse in
childhood standard-risk ALL who received therapy using Wijaya
Kusuma protocol.
Methods This was a retrospective cohort study. Newly-diagnosed
patients since May 1999-December 2004 were taken for this study.
Body mass index was used to measure nutritional status for >2
years old children, and weight-for-height was used for those of
=2 years old. Data was obtained from Yogyakarta Pediatric Cancer
Registry Dr. Sardjito Hospital. Chi-squared test was used to analyze
the proportion difference and risk relative was used to determine
risk for death and relapse.
Results One-hundred and forty five patients included in this study.
There was no association between nutritional state and relapse
(RR 1.1, 95% CI 0.76;1.61). Logistic regression analysis showed
that there was association between nutritional state and death
(RR 2.34, 95% CI 1.01;5.45). Sepsis and relapse have contribution
to death as well (RR 6.75, 95% CI 2.9;15.4 and RR 3.2, 95% CI
1. 3;8.08 respectively).
Conclusion Nutritional status is not associatiated with relapse
but is associated with death of ALL children.

Author Biographies

Fransiska Herintya
Department of Child Health, Medical School, Gadjah Mada
University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Sri Mulatsih
Department of Child Health, Medical School, Gadjah Mada
University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Endy Paryanto Prawirohartono
Department of Child Health, Medical School, Gadjah Mada
University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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Published
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Herintya F, Mulatsih S, Prawirohartono E. Association between nutritional status and outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with Wijaya Kusuma Protocol. PI [Internet]. 29Feb.2008 [cited 23Dec.2024];48(1):28-2. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/462
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Received 2016-09-05
Accepted 2016-09-05
Published 2008-02-29