Advances in pediatric oncology have provided for an increasingly positive prognosis for childhood leukemia. Initial concern for survival is now being augmented by concern about the enuropsychological sequelae of treatment.
The aim of the proposed project is to evaluate the longitudinal effects of prophylactic CNS Therapy, intensive CNS Therapy, and no CNS Therapy (control group for the cancer experience per se) on the neuropsychological status of pediatric oncology patients. The immediate and long-term effects of Vincristine and high-dose Cis-platinum on neuropsychological functioning relation to medication schedules and dosages will be assessed as well. A test battery developed by a neuropsychologist expressly for the evaluation will be administered at diagnosis and at yearly intervals. The neuropsychology battery assesses the following skills: intelligence, visual-motor and constructional skills, fine-motor skills, spatial-tactile skills, language ability, memory and learning, and academic achievement. Additional information from CT scans, a parents' behavior checklist, and a teacher's school report will supplement the primary data base. The performance of both Spanish and English speaking patients will be evaluated. Data analysis will test the hypothesis that consistent progressive patterns of disturbances in the child's neuropsychological functioning are associated with the CNS treatment under investigation. Separate data analysis procedures will provide an estimate of how, when and to what degree a particular child is affected, and the degree to which a particular CNS therapy may place the child at developmental risk with respect to established norms. This information will not only provide the oncologist with pertinent information, but will enable the patient to be counseled for appropriate academic placement.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01CA033097-06
Application #
3171036
Study Section
Behavioral Medicine Study Section (BEM)
Project Start
1983-02-01
Project End
1989-06-30
Budget Start
1988-02-01
Budget End
1989-06-30
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department
Type
Hospitals
DUNS #
001910777
City
Houston
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
77030
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