Glucarpidase Effect on Severe Delayed HDM-clearance in Children Treated With High-dose Mtx in ALL

Summary

Early intervention in children and adolescents who experience delayed MTX-clearance and renal dysfunction in ALL treatments with the enzyme Glucarpidase which rapidly hydrolyses MTX to non-toxic metabolites to avoid life threatening complications.

Timeline

Start

2008-07

Primary completion

2014-12

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Svahn T, Mellgren K, Harila-Saari A, Asberg A, Kanerva J, Jonsson O, Vaitkeviciene G, Stamm Mikkelssen T, Schmiegelow K, Heldrup J. Delayed elimination of high-dose methotrexate and use of carboxypeptidase G2 in pediatric patients during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Jul;64(7). doi: 10.1002/pbc.26395. Epub 2016 Dec 14.

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Indications