Providers may be able to prevent chemotherapy-induced pancreatitis in pediatric patients by coprescribing vitamin A, according to new research presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
Although asparaginase—a crucial chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)—delivers high cure rates, it can cause asparaginase-associated pancreatitis (AAP), with associated pancreatic