[HTML][HTML] Association of body mass index and survival in pediatric leukemia: a meta-analysis

E Orgel, JM Genkinger, D Aggarwal, L Sung… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: Obesity is a worldwide epidemic in children and adolescents. Adult cohort
studies have reported an association between higher body mass index (BMI) and increased
leukemia-related mortality; whether a similar effect exists in childhood leukemia remains
controversial. Objective: We conducted a meta-analysis to determine whether a higher BMI
at diagnosis of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia
(AML) is associated with worse event-free survival (EFS), overall survival (OS), and …