Use of Bleomycin in the Sclerotherapy of Lymphatic Malformations for Pediatric Patients

Summary

Bleomycin has nowadays been more and more widely used in the sclerotherapy of LMs, which has been proven to be primarily dose dependent. The investigators aim to compare the efficacy and safety of different concentrations of Bleomycin in the sclerotherapy of LMs for pediatric patients.

Timeline

Start

2023-03-08

Primary completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Publications

• Results Sun J, Wang C, Li J, Song D, Guo L. The efficacy of bleomycin sclerotherapy in the treatment of lymphatic malformations: a review and meta-analysis. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug;89(4):101285. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2023.101285. Epub 2023 Jun 29.
• Results De Maria L, De Sanctis P, Balakrishnan K, Tollefson M, Brinjikji W. Sclerotherapy for lymphatic malformations of head and neck: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2020 Jan;8(1):154-164. doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2019.09.007. Epub 2019 Nov 14.
• Results Wu Z, Zou Y, Fu R, Jin P, Yuan H. A nomogram for predicting sclerotherapy response for treatment of lymphatic malformations in children. Eur J Med Res. 2022 Oct 21;27(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s40001-022-00844-3.

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