Characterizing academic performance in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia with population-based achievement tests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent shifts from radiation to chemotherapy-based treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have contributed to reduced long-term morbidity. Despite this, ALL survivors remain at increased risk for long-term cognitive impairments.

Aim

To identify demographic and treatment factors associated with school performance in pediatric survivors of ALL.

Methods

We collected standardized test scores for reading, math, and science obtained in a school setting from grades 3-11 in 63 ALL survivors (46.0% boys). Most participants were assessed across multiple grades (median number of grades n = 5, range 1-7), and 269 observations were considered in the analyses. Treatment exposures were extracted from medical records. Socio-economic status was estimated using par

SUBMITTER: Al-Kaylani HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9458490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature