Publications by authors named "I Sasmaz"
In children with high-risk childhood acute leukemia who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), relapse is still the leading cause of treatment failure. The prognosis is poor, yet prospective studies have only limited data on risk factors and outcomes. We aimed to understand the outcomes and prognostic factors for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who relapsed following allo-HSCT.
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- - The study investigates the effectiveness of different mouthwash treatments for oral mucositis, a common side effect in pediatric patients after stem cell transplants, comparing a mixture containing lidocaine with other solutions like hyaluronic acid and sodium bicarbonate.
- - A total of 171 pediatric patients were divided into three treatment groups, and their healing progress and weight changes were monitored against mucositis scale scores at different intervals post-transplant.
- - Results showed that hyaluronic acid led to significantly lower mucositis scores than the other treatments, indicating it may be the best option for managing oral mucositis in these patients.
Background: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PI) is a rare but important condition in which widespread air sacs are found in the submucosa, and subserosa of the bowel wall. Although it has several etiologies, children receiving chemotherapy are at risk for PI. Preferred imaging tools for the diagnosis are abdominal direct radiography and computed tomography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Cancer was a common noncommunicable disease in Syria before the present conflict and is now a major disease burden among 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey. Data to inform health care practice are needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the national data on the outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for thalassemia major (TM) patients in Turkey on behalf of the Turkish Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Group. We retrospectively enrolled 1469 patients with TM who underwent their first HSCT between 1988 and 2020 in 25 pediatric centers in Turkey. The median follow-up duration and transplant ages were 62 months and 7 years, respectively; 113 patients had chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) and the cGVHD rate was 8.
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