The panel concluded that treatment of children aged 5 to15 years with hydroxyurea does not cause a growth delay. They felt there were insufficient data to allow them to evaluate the effects of hydroxyurea on pubertal development. The panel found no data regarding the effects on subsequent generations after exposure of germ cells to hydroxyurea, including exposure during fetal life, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The CERHR report did not describe any studies on the long-term health effects, including carcinogenicity, of childhood exposure to hydroxyurea; we also found no such studies. The expert panel had concerns about the adverse effect of.
