L-asparaginase-induced pancreatitis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: is allopurinol protective?

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Sep;27(6):496-501. doi: 10.3109/08880018.2010.489935.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allopurinol / therapeutic use
  • Asparaginase / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Pancreatitis / chemically induced*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Xanthine Oxidase / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Allopurinol
  • Xanthine Oxidase
  • Asparaginase