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As of today, survival rates in paediatric oncology have shown a dramatic improvement due to advances in multimodality of treatment. Advances in chemotherapy have made a particular contribution to more effective ways of treating malignant disease in childhood. On the other hand, the increasing role of chemotherapy may result in severe complications to the haematopoietic system. The paediatric oncologist has frequently to deal with disease-induced, and even more often with drug-induced, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia.
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Postma, A. (1982). Cytapheresis Support in Childhood Oncology. In: Sibinga, C.T.S., Das, P.C., Forfar, J.O. (eds) Paediatrics and Blood Transfusion. Developments in Hematology and Immunology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7520-0_30
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