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Rasmus Møller Duus, MD

The study aims to evaluate the occurrence, mortality, and risk factors for invasive mold infections (IMI) in children treated with chemotherapy for acute leukemia in Denmark. The study will be a retrospective nationwide survey study of all children who received first-line chemotherapy for acute leukemia from 2008 to 2022 in Danish pediatric oncology units. The study population will include approximately 800 children under the age of 18. Data will be collected from medical records, hospital databases, and national databases. When the IMI subgroup has been identified, this will be compared to the leukemic group that did not develop IMI. Statistical analysis can then determine the occurrence, mortality rate, and possible IMI risk factors.

Chemotherapy can weaken children's immune system, making them vulnerable to infections, including invasive mold infections (IMI), caused mainly by Aspergillus spp. The at-risk population for IMI in children with acquired immunodeficiency is patients with prolonged granulocytopenia due to hematologic malignancies treated with chemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients and children receiving long-term corticosteroid treatment. Incidences and mortality rates are often reported as high.

In a retrospective cohort study, we aim to obtain an epidemiological overview of IMI in children receiving first-line treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in Denmark from 2008 to 2022 and identify possible risk factors, including treatment-related adverse effects.

Objectives

1. To determine and compare the incidence of IMI in childhood AML and ALL during first-line chemotherapy in Denmark.
2. To determine and compare the mortality of IMI in childhood AML and ALL during first-line chemotherapy in Denmark.
3. To explore risk factors for IMI in childhood AML and ALL during first-line chemotherapy in Denmark.

Study Protocol: Study on Incidence and Risk Factors of Mold Infections in Children During Leukemia Treatment

Incidence and Risk Factors for Invasive Mold Infections in Children During First-Line Chemotherapy for Primary Acute Leukemia: Protocol for a National Retrospective Cohort Study

All individual participant data that underlie the results in a future publication will be made publicly available in an anonymized form.

The number of subjects in the cohort infected with an invasive mold during leukemia treatment period as defined by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Mycoses study group (EORTC/MSG) criteria

The number of subjects in the cohort dying from an invasive mold infection during their leukemia treatment period

Odense University Hospital

Odense Patient Data Explorative Network

University of Southern Denmark

Study title	NCT ID	Conditions	Interventions	Eligibility	Organization	Link
Study Protocol: Study on Incidence and Risk Factors of Mold Infections in Children During Leukemia Treatment	NCT05774990	Leukemia, Myelo... Acute Lymphobla...		- 17 Years	University of Southern Denmark
Study Protocol: Study on Incidence and Risk Factors of Mold Infections in Children During Leukemia Treatment	NCT05774990	Leukemia, Myelo... Acute Lymphobla...		- 17 Years	University of Southern Denmark

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Every month we try and update this database with for mold cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them. We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.

Every month we try and update this database with for mold cancer trials from around the world to help patients and their families find trials that might be right for them.
We offer this 100% free of charge and do not endorse any of the trials listed here, we hope it helps you or a loved one.