Search Results - "Saarinen, U"

Ovarian function after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in childhood and adolescence by Vatanen, A, Wilhelmsson, M, Borgström, B, Gustafsson, B, Taskinen, M, Saarinen-Pihkala, U M, Winiarski, J, Jahnukainen, K

“…ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to evaluate long-term ovarian function after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in childhood and…”
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Childhood cancer survival in Finland (1953–2010): A nation‐wide population‐based study by Madanat‐Harjuoja, L.M., Pokhrel, A., Kivivuori, S.M., Saarinen‐Pihkala, U.M.

“…Population based survival studies are critical in monitoring changes in anticancer therapy, evaluating effectiveness of new treatments as well as identifying…”
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Clinical and biological markers of premature aging after autologous SCT in childhood cancer by Vatanen, A, Hou, M, Huang, T, Söder, O, Jahnukainen, T, Kurimo, M, Ojala, T H, Sarkola, T, Turanlahti, M, Saarinen-Pihkala, U M, Jahnukainen, K

“…The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of frailty and physical health limitations among long-term survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma (HR NBL)…”
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Higher angiopoietin-2 and VEGF levels predict shorter EFS and increased non-relapse mortality after pediatric hematopoietic SCT by Porkholm, M, Bono, P, Saarinen-Pihkala, U M, Kivivuori, S-M

“…The roles of angiogenesis and angiogenic factors after allogenic hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) and during acute GVHD (aGVHD) are not known. Studies on pediatric…”
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Improving outcome through two decades in childhood ALL in the Nordic countries : the impact of high-dose methotrexate in the reduction of CNS irradiation by GUSTAFSSON, G, SCHMIEGELOW, K, FORESTIER, E, CLAUSEN, N, GLOMSTEIN, A, JONMUNDSSON, G, MELLANDER, L, MAKIPERNAA, A, NYGAARD, R, SAARINEN-PIHKALA, U. M

“…In this population-based material from the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), 2860 children below 15 years of age were…”
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Adverse health events and late mortality after pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic SCT—two decades of longitudinal follow-up by Wilhelmsson, M, Vatanen, A, Borgström, B, Gustafsson, B, Taskinen, M, Saarinen-Pihkala, U M, Winiarski, J, Jahnukainen, K

“…Treatment-related late toxicities after pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (allo-HSCT) are increasingly important as long-term survival has become an…”
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Breastfeeding as prophylaxis against atopic disease: prospective follow-up study until 17 years old by Saarinen, U M, Kajosaari, M

“…Atopic diseases constitute a common health problem. For infants at hereditary risk, prophylaxis of atopy has been sought in elimination diets and other…”
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The Impact of Early Viral Infections and Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease on Immune Reconstitution Following Paediatric Stem Cell Transplantation by Olkinuora, H., von Willebrand, E., Kantele, J. M., Vainio, O., Talvensaari, K., Saarinen‐Pihkala, U., Siitonen, S., Vettenranta, K.

“…Viral infections and graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) render an impact on both the clinical and immunological recovery following allogeneic hematopoietic stem…”
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Suboptimal long-term physical performance in children and young adults after pediatric allo-SCT by Hovi, L, Kurimo, M, Taskinen, M, Vettenranta, J, Vettenranta, K, Saarinen-Pihkala, U M

“…We present a set of tests for physical performance used for annual prospective follow-up after a pediatric transplant. Of the 103 eligible patients…”
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Surgical treatment of neuroblastoma: twenty-three years of experience at a single institution by Koivusalo, A. I., Pakarinen, M. P., Rintala, R. J., Saarinen–Pihkala, U. M.

“…Purpose Neuroblastoma (NB) is treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We assessed the effects of surgical resection on the outcome over a 23-year…”
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Left ventricular mass and ambulatory blood pressure are increased in long-term survivors of childhood cancer after autologous SCT by Vatanen, A, Ojala, T H, Sarkola, T, Turanlahti, M, Jahnukainen, T, Saarinen-Pihkala, U M, Jahnukainen, K

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Bone marrow remission status predicts leukemia contamination in ovarian biopsies collected for fertility preservation by Jahnukainen, K, Tinkanen, H, Wikström, A, Dunkel, L, Saarinen-Pihkala, U M, Mäkinen, S, Asadi Azarbaijani, B, Oskam, I C, Vettenranta, K, Laine, T, Kairisto, V, Juvonen, V

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Impaired glucose tolerance and dyslipidaemia as late effects after bone-marrow transplantation in childhood by Taskinen, Menrvi, Saarinen-Pihkala, Ulla M, Hovi, Liisa, Lipsanen-Nyman, Mania

“…This follow-up study aimed to assess the frequency of late effects on glucose and lipid metabolism after bone-marrow transplantation in childhood. 23 long-term…”
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Long-term adverse effects on dentition in children with poor-risk neuroblastoma treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation with or without total body irradiation by HÖLTTÄ, P, ALALUUSUA, S, SAARINEN-PIHKALA, U. M, WOLF, J, NYSTRÖM, M, HOVI, L

“…Chemo- and radiotherapy may have injurious effects on developing teeth. In this long-term follow-up study among poor-risk neuroblastoma (NBL) survivors our…”
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Dendritic cell subsets in childhood and in children with cancer: relation to age and disease prognosis by VAKKILA, J., THOMSON, A. W., VETTENRANTA, K., SARIOLA, H., SAARINEN‐PIHKALA, U. M.

“…SUMMARY Dendritic cells (DC) are a heterogeneous group of uniquely well‐equipped bone marrow‐derived antigen‐presenting cells. They circulate in blood as…”
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Circulating dendritic cell subset levels after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in children correlate with time post transplant and severity of acute graft-versus-host disease by VAKKILA, J, THOMSON, A. W, HOVI, L, VETTENRANTA, K, SAARINEN-PIHKALA, U. M

“…We examined the recovery of circulating monocytoid (Lin- CD11+ HLA-DR+) and plasmacytoid (Lin- CD123+ HLA-DR+) precursor (pre) dendritic cell (DC) subsets…”
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Invasive fungal infections in pediatric bone marrow transplant recipients : single center experience of 10 years by HOVI, L, SAARINEN-PIHKALA, U. M, VETTENRANTA, K, SAXEN, H

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Terminal care of the child with cancer at home by Sirkiä, K., Saarinen, UM, Ahlgren, B., Hovi, L.

“…One hundred paediatric patients with either leukaemia (36%), solid tumours (34%) or brain tumours (30%), treated at the Children's Hospital, University of…”
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis by LONNQVIST, T, VANHANEN, S. L, VETTENRANTA, K, AUTTI, T, RAPOLA, J, SANTAVUORI, P, SAARINEN-PIHKALA, U. M

“…To study the effect of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) on the clinical course of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (INCL), a…”
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Skeletal outcome in long-term survivors of childhood high-risk neuroblastoma treated with high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell rescue by Utriainen, P, Vatanen, A, Toiviainen-Salo, S, Saarinen-Pihkala, U, Mäkitie, O, Jahnukainen, K

“…High-dose therapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have been shown to improve survival rates in high-risk neuroblastoma (HR-NBL), but may…”
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