Education and Training

Use of NGS Cell-free Pathogen Test for Identification of Low Risk Fever & Neutropenia in Pediatric Patients

Febrile neutropenia is a common complication in pediatric oncology patients. Standard of care requires admission of all patients for intravenous antibiotics until cultures are negative, patients are afebrile and there are signs of bone marrow recovery. This often results in prolonged hospital admissions with significant financial costs, decreased quality of life and potential secondary infections. More recent data suggests it may be possible to identify a "low risk" group that can be discharged prior to signs of bone marrow recovery. At this time, researchers have been unable to identify a model that is safe for early discharge across institutions.

Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial.

Intervention(s):

  • diagnostic test: Karius Test

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

1) Pediatric oncology patients, aged 1-22, treated at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
(LPCH)

Exclusion Criteria:

   1. Relapsed disease

   2. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia during induction

   3. Acute myeloid leukemia during any phase of treatment

   4. Philadelphia-chromosome positive ALL

   5. Down syndrome

   6. Patients who have received an allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Ages Eligible for Study

1 Year - 22 Years

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Not currently accepting new patients for this trial

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Amy Li
Not Recruiting