Clinical Research

Analysis of risk factors for pegaspargase⁃associated acute pancreatitis in childhood with B⁃cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

  • Xiaozhen JIANG ,
  • Xiuxian CHEN ,
  • Wenming LI
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  • Department of Laboratory,Guangdong Provincial People′s Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University(Guangdong Province Academy of Medical Sciences),Guangzhou 510000,Guangdong,China

Received date: 2025-04-28

  Online published: 2025-09-25

Abstract

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and risk factors of children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) who developed acute pancreatitis (AP) after treatment with pegaspargase (PEG-ASP). Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the general data, clinical data, blood routine data, albumin concentration, and cumulative dose of PEG-ASP of 272 children with ALL complicated with AP who received PEG-ASP treatment in the hospital from January 2021 to February 2023. The correlations between gender, age, risk stratification, cumulative dose of pegaspargase, blood routine indicators, albumin concentration and the progression of pancreatitis were analyzed. Results Among the 272 children, the incidence of AP was 8.5% (23/272). There was no statistically significant correlation between AP and gender, age, body mass index (BMI), risk stratification, cumulative dose of pegaspargase, hemoglobin concentration, platelet count and monocyte count (P > 0.05), but there was a significant correlation with white blood cell count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, platelet/lymphocyte ratio and albumin concentration (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis further showed that white blood cell count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count and albumin concentration were related to the occurrence of PEG-ASP-related AP (P < 0.05). ROC analysis found that white blood cell count, lymphocyte count and albumin concentration could predict the occurrence of PEG-ASP-related AP. Conclusions White blood cell count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count and albumin concentration are risk factors for PEG-ASP-related AP in children with B-ALL. Especially, abnormal white blood cell count, lymphocyte count and albumin concentration in blood routine examination can help identify high-risk children with B-ALL complicated with PEG-ASP-related AP at an early stage.

Cite this article

Xiaozhen JIANG , Xiuxian CHEN , Wenming LI . Analysis of risk factors for pegaspargase⁃associated acute pancreatitis in childhood with B⁃cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia[J]. The Journal of Practical Medicine, 2025 , 41(18) : 2853 -2858 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2025.18.010

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