Using the available systematic reviews and Standard Options Recommendations (SORs) which are evidence-based treatment recommendations, Evidence-based Pediatric Oncology is a ground breaking text on the management of childhood cancers. Covering all tumour types occuring in children and young adults, it provides systematic reviews with recommendations for optimum treatments for childhood cancer.


Offering reviews and commentaries from leading internationally recognised paediatric oncologists, this fully revised second edition now covers significant randomised controlled trails
CONTENTS: Part 1: Solid Tumors

1 Rhabdomyosarcoma
2 Osteosarcoma
3 Ewing's sarcoma
4 Wilms' tumor
5 Neuroblastoma
6 Hepatoblastoma and malignant germ-cell tumors
7 Medulloblastoma
8 Glioma
9 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
10 Hodgkin's disease

Part 2: Leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia

11 Induction regimens in acute myeloid leukemia
12 Role of autologous BMT in children with acute myeloid leukemia in first remission
13 Role of maintenance treatment in childhood acute myeloid leukemia

Childhood lymphoblastic leukemia

14 Steroids and asparaginases during remission induction therapy in childhood lymphoblastic leukemia
15 CNS prophylaxis in childhood lymphoblastic leukemia
16 Continuing therapy in childhood lymphoblastic leukemia - duration of continuing therapy

Part 3: Supportive Care in Pediatric Oncology

17 Use of hemopoietic colony stimulating factors (G-CSF, G-MCSF and erythropoietin)
18 Cardioprotection in pediatric oncology

Index