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SynthesisEuropean journal of medical research2025

Meta-analysis of altered gray matter volume in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients' postchemotherapy via the AES-SDM.

Xuelian Zong, Huiping Liu, Xiaoyun Zhao

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Synthesis in European journal of medical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Xuelian Zong *Department of Hematology, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People'S Liberation Army, Lanzhou, China.
Huiping Liu *Department of Pediatrics, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People'S Liberation Army, No. 333 Nanbinhe Road, Qilihe District, Lanzhou, 730050, Gansu, China.
Xiaoyun ZhaoDepartment of Pediatrics, The 940th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People'S Liberation Army, No. 333 Nanbinhe Road, Qilihe District, Lanzhou, 730050, Gansu, China. m15693916663_1@163.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVoxel-based morphometry (VBM) reveals diverse alterations in gray matter volume in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients after chemotherapy. However, the reported results are inconsistent. Therefore, our objective was to conduct a meta-analysis to synthesize findings from existing VBM studies and identify consistent patterns of altered gray matter volume in ALL patients post-chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND

methodsA systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Web of Knowledge, Embase, Google Scholar, and CNKI for VBM studies that compared ALL patients post-chemotherapy with healthy controls (HCs) up to April 1, 2024. Significant cluster coordinates were extracted for comprehensive analysis.

resultsWe included 7 studies involving 143 ALL patients post-chemotherapy and 140 HCs. ALL patients who underwent chemotherapy presented decreased gray matter volume in the left caudate nucleus, left calcarine fissure/surrounding cortex, left precentral gyrus and right anterior thalamic projections. Jackknife sensitivity analysis validated the robustness of these findings.

conclusionsThis meta-analysis revealed consistent gray matter volume alterations in ALL patients post-chemotherapy, emphasizing the need to explore their underlying mechanisms and long-term effects on cognitive and neurological health.

Indexed as

Gray MatterPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAES–SDMMeta-analysisVoxel-based morphometry

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PMID40176160
PMCPMC11963422

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