Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature

Hypercalcemia is a rare complication of malignancy in children. We present two children, one of whom is the youngest reported, with CALLA+ B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed hypercalcemia at the time of diagnosis and were treated with relatively low-dose (0.5 mg/kg) intra...

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Main Authors: Nesibe Andiran, Ayfer Alikaşifoğlu, Serhan Küpeli, Sevgi Yetgin
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2006-07-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2638
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Ayfer Alikaşifoğlu
Serhan Küpeli
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description Hypercalcemia is a rare complication of malignancy in children. We present two children, one of whom is the youngest reported, with CALLA+ B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed hypercalcemia at the time of diagnosis and were treated with relatively low-dose (0.5 mg/kg) intravenous pamidronate successive to conventional therapy. No major side effects were encountered except transient hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia, which were easily managed by replacement therapy. Bisphosphonate therapy was found to be beneficial for the treatment of resistant hypercalcemia associated with ALL, even at relatively low doses.
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spelling doaj-art-45efdc6fad1e47bf956ba9b10d4a460e2025-08-20T02:01:54ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212006-07-01483Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literatureNesibe Andiran0Ayfer AlikaşifoğluSerhan KüpeliSevgi YetginDivision of Endocrinology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Hypercalcemia is a rare complication of malignancy in children. We present two children, one of whom is the youngest reported, with CALLA+ B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed hypercalcemia at the time of diagnosis and were treated with relatively low-dose (0.5 mg/kg) intravenous pamidronate successive to conventional therapy. No major side effects were encountered except transient hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia, which were easily managed by replacement therapy. Bisphosphonate therapy was found to be beneficial for the treatment of resistant hypercalcemia associated with ALL, even at relatively low doses. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2638
spellingShingle Nesibe Andiran
Ayfer Alikaşifoğlu
Serhan Küpeli
Sevgi Yetgin
Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature
title_full Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature
title_fullStr Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature
title_short Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature
title_sort use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia report of two cases and review of the literature
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2638
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