Cytotoxic agents and pediatric particularity

Hichem NAAS 1, *, Hamza BENBACHIR 2, Sarra MEHENNAOUI 1 and Fatima Zohra HADJADJ-AOUL 1

1 Mohamed Lamine DEBAGHINE University Hospital Center, Algiers, ALGERIA.
2 1st November 1954 University Hospital Establishment, Oran, ALGERIA.
 
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2024, 26(01), 013–014.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2024.26.1.0548
Publication history: 
Received on 18 November 2023; revised on 29 December 2023; accepted on 01 January 2024
 
Abstract: 
Chemotherapy has an important role in the treatment of childhood cancers and contributes largely to current therapeutic successes. However, short- and long-term toxicity must be considered. This is why it is fundamental to understand the specificities related to the pediatric field.
 
Keywords: 
Pediatric dose; Body surface area; Weight; Cytotoxics
 
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