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Steven DuBois, MD, MS


Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Steven DuBois, MD, MS

Physician

  • Director, Experimental Therapeutics
  • Senior Physician
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Centers/Programs

Clinical Interests

  • Ewing sarcoma
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Novel agents
  • Other pediatric solid tumors
  • Phase 1 clinical trials

Contact Information

  • Appointments888-733-4662 (New Pediatric Patients)
    617-632-3270 (Established Pediatric Patients)
  • Fax617-632-5710

Bio

Dr. DuBois is director of experimental therapeutics at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. He is a pediatric oncologist with an active clinical and translational research program focused on patients with advanced neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma. He conducts phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of novel targeted agents. His clinical practice focuses on providing outstanding team-based care for children and young adults with solid cancers. He is also a member of the American Pediatric Society.

Board Certification:

  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2009

Fellowship:

  • Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Residency:

  • University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Pediatrics

Medical School:

  • University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Recent Awards:

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Clinical Innovation Award, 2020

Research

Dr. DuBois is director of experimental therapeutics at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. He is a pediatric oncologist with an active clinical and translational research program focused on patients with advanced neuroblastoma and Ewing sarcoma. He conducts phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of novel targeted agents.

Clinical development of new drugs for adults and children with cancer, 2010-2020. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 08 08; 115(8):917-925.
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Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Bone tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 09; 70 Suppl 6:e30583.
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Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 09; 70 Suppl 6:e30572.
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Phase 2 trial of palbociclib and ganitumab in patients with relapsed Ewing sarcoma. Cancer Med. 2023 07; 12(14):15207-15216.
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A single-institution pediatric and young adult interventional oncology collaborative: Novel therapeutic options for relapsed/refractory solid tumors. Cancer Med. 2023 06; 12(12):13300-13308.
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Ewing Sarcoma Drug Therapy: Current Standard of Care and Emerging Agents. Paediatr Drugs. 2023 Jul; 25(4):389-397.
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Combination Early-Phase Trials of Anticancer Agents in Children and Adolescents. J Clin Oncol. 2023 06 20; 41(18):3408-3422.
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Circulating Tumor DNA Is Prognostic in Intermediate-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2023 05 01; 41(13):2382-2393.
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Randomized Phase III Trial of Ganitumab With Interval-Compressed Chemotherapy for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2023 04 10; 41(11):2098-2107.
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A global collaboRAtive study of CIC-rearranged, BCOR::CCNB3-rearranged and other ultra-rare unclassified undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas (GRACefUl). Eur J Cancer. 2023 04; 183:11-23.
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Modulation of Radiation Biomarkers in a Randomized Phase II Study of 131I-MIBG With or Without Radiation Sensitizers for Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 04 01; 115(5):1115-1128.
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Systematic review of clinical drug development activities for neuroblastoma from 2011 to 2020. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 05; 70(5):e30106.
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Rare FGFR Oncogenic Alterations in Sequenced Pediatric Solid and Brain Tumors Suggest FGFR Is a Relevant Molecular Target in Childhood Cancer. JCO Precis Oncol. 2022 Nov; 6:e2200390.
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Clinical and biological features prognostic of survival after relapse or progression of INRGSS stage MS pattern neuroblastoma: A report from the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) project. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 02; 70(2):e30054.
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Early Termination of Oncology Clinical Trials in the United States. Cancer Med. 2023 03; 12(5):5517-5525.
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Analysis of Local Control Outcomes and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Localized Pelvic Ewing Sarcoma Patients Treated With Radiation Therapy: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 02 01; 115(2):337-346.
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Adverse prognostic impact of the loss of STAG2 protein expression in patients with newly diagnosed localised Ewing sarcoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Br J Cancer. 2022 Dec; 127(12):2220-2226.
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NUT Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents: The Expert European Standard Clinical Practice Harmonized Recommendations. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 05 01; 45(4):165-173.
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Reply to D.J. Benedetti et al. J Clin Oncol. 2023 01 20; 41(3):707.
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An international working group consensus report for the prioritization of molecular biomarkers for Ewing sarcoma. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2022 Sep 17; 6(1):65.
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Paediatric Strategy Forum for medicinal product development of multi-targeted kinase inhibitors in bone sarcomas: ACCELERATE in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency with participation of the Food and Drug Administration. Eur J Cancer. 2022 09; 173:71-90.
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Phase 2 study of anti-disialoganglioside antibody, dinutuximab, in combination with GM-CSF in patients with recurrent osteosarcoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Sep; 172:264-275.
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Molecular profiling identifies targeted therapy opportunities in pediatric solid cancer. Nat Med. 2022 08; 28(8):1581-1589.
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Report of the First International Symposium on NUT Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 06 13; 28(12):2493-2505.
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Gamma Secretase Inhibition for a Child With Metastatic Glomus Tumor and Activated NOTCH1. JCO Precis Oncol. 2022 06; 6:e2200099.
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Efficacy and safety of larotrectinib in TRK fusion-positive primary central nervous system tumors. Neuro Oncol. 2022 06 01; 24(6):997-1007.
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Histologic characterization of paediatric mesenchymal neoplasms treated with kinase-targeted therapy. Histopathology. 2022 Aug; 81(2):215-227.
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68 Ga-DOTATATE PET and functional imaging in pediatric pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 08; 69(8):e29740.
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High-Risk Ewing Sarcoma: It Is Time to Break the Ceiling. J Clin Oncol. 2022 07 20; 40(21):2288-2290.
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High-Risk and Relapsed Neuroblastoma: Toward More Cures and Better Outcomes. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2022 Apr; 42:1-13.
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ACCELERATE - Five years accelerating cancer drug development for children and adolescents. Eur J Cancer. 2022 05; 166:145-164.
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Reply to J.-G. Wang et al. J Clin Oncol. 2022 05 01; 40(13):1507-1508.
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Pattern and predictors of sites of relapse in neuroblastoma: A report from the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) project. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 09; 69(9):e29616.
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Peripheral Blood Transcript Signatures after Internal 131I-mIBG Therapy in Relapsed and Refractory Neuroblastoma Patients Identifies Early and Late Biomarkers of Internal 131I Exposures. Radiat Res. 2022 02 01; 197(2):101-112.
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Germline Sequencing Improves Tumor-Only Sequencing Interpretation in a Precision Genomic Study of Patients With Pediatric Solid Tumor. JCO Precis Oncol. 2021; 5.
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Molecular Characterization of Inflammatory Tumors Facilitates Initiation of Effective Therapy. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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Patterns of Translocation Testing in Patients Enrolling in a Cooperative Group Trial for Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 12 01; 145(12):1564-1568.
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Belzutifan, a Potent HIF2a Inhibitor, in the Pacak-Zhuang Syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2021 11 25; 385(22):2059-2065.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Trial Execution at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 11 02; 113(11):1453-1459.
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Anatomic patterns of relapse and progression following treatment with 131 I-MIBG in relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 02; 69(2):e29396.
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Phase III Trial Adding Vincristine-Topotecan-Cyclophosphamide to the Initial Treatment of Patients With Nonmetastatic Ewing Sarcoma: A Children's Oncology Group Report. J Clin Oncol. 2021 12 20; 39(36):4029-4038.
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Multicenter Analysis of Genomically Targeted Single Patient Use Requests for Pediatric Neoplasms. J Clin Oncol. 2021 12 01; 39(34):3822-3828.
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Second Paediatric Strategy Forum for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibition in paediatric malignancies: ACCELERATE in collaboration with the European Medicines Agency with the participation of the Food and Drug Administration. Eur J Cancer. 2021 11; 157:198-213.
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Outcome of patients with relapsed or progressive Ewing sarcoma enrolled on cooperative group phase 2 clinical trials: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 12; 68(12):e29333.
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Randomized Phase II Trial of MIBG Versus MIBG, Vincristine, and Irinotecan Versus MIBG and Vorinostat for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma: A Report From NANT Consortium. J Clin Oncol. 2021 11 01; 39(31):3506-3514.
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NUT Carcinoma Without Upfront Surgical Resection: A Case Report. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 07 01; 43(5):e707-e710.
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Improving Outcomes in Children With High-Risk Neuroblastoma: The Role of Randomized Trials. J Clin Oncol. 2021 08 10; 39(23):2525-2527.
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Sunitinib and its Active Metabolite SU012662 in Pediatric Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors or Other Solid Tumors. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet. 2021 May; 46(3):343-352.
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Ewing Sarcoma-Diagnosis, Treatment, Clinical Challenges and Future Perspectives. J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 14; 10(8).
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Retrospective evaluation of single patient investigational new drug (IND) requests in pediatric oncology. Cancer Med. 2021 Apr; 10(7):2310-2318.
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Myeloablative Busulfan/Melphalan Consolidation following Induction Chemotherapy for Patients with Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma: Children's Oncology Group Trial ANBL12P1. Transplant Cell Ther. 2021 06; 27(6):490.e1-490.e8.
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Bromodomain and extra-terminal inhibitors-A consensus prioritisation after the Paediatric Strategy Forum for medicinal product development of epigenetic modifiers in children-ACCELERATE. Eur J Cancer. 2021 03; 146:115-124.
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Extrapolation of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of sunitinib in children with gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2021 05; 87(5):621-634.
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Phase 1 trial of olaratumab monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy in pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory solid and central nervous system tumors. Cancer Med. 2021 02; 10(3):843-856.
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A case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary in a pediatric patient: Opportunities for precision medicine. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 04; 68(4):e28780.
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Opportunities and Challenges in Drug Development for Pediatric Cancers. Cancer Discov. 2021 03; 11(3):545-559.
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Derivation and validation of risk groups in patients with osteosarcoma utilizing regression tree analysis. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 03; 68(3):e28834.
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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Metastatic and Recurrent Solid Tumors in Children and Young Adults. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 04 01; 109(5):1396-1405.
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Role of bone marrow biopsy for staging new patients with Ewing sarcoma: A systematic review. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 02; 68(2):e28807.
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Advances and Challenges in Pediatric and Childhood Cancers. Cancer Cell. 2020 10 12; 38(4):429-432.
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Germline MUTYH Mutation in a Pediatric Cancer Survivor Developing a Secondary Malignancy. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 10; 42(7):e647-e654.
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Landscape of phase 1 clinical trials for minors with cancer in the United States. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 11; 67(11):e28694.
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The RACE to accelerate drug development for children with cancer. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 10; 4(10):714-716.
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Off-label prescribing of targeted anticancer therapy at a large pediatric cancer center. Cancer Med. 2020 09; 9(18):6658-6666.
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Trends in conditional survival and predictors of late death in neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 10; 67(10):e28329.
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The use of interval-compressed chemotherapy with the addition of vincristine, irinotecan, and temozolomide for pediatric patients with newly diagnosed desmoplastic small round cell tumor. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 10; 67(10):e28559.
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Accelerating drug development for neuroblastoma: Summary of the Second Neuroblastoma Drug Development Strategy forum from Innovative Therapies for Children with Cancer and International Society of Paediatric Oncology Europe Neuroblastoma. Eur J Cancer. 2020 09; 136:52-68.
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Population pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics of sunitinib in pediatric patients with solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2020 08; 86(2):181-192.
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Prospective Evaluation of Radiation Dose Escalation in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma and Gross Residual Disease After Surgery: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group ANBL0532 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2020 08 20; 38(24):2741-2752.
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Association of heterogeneous MYCN amplification with clinical features, biological characteristics and outcomes in neuroblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Eur J Cancer. 2020 07; 133:112-119.
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How to address challenges and opportunities in pediatric cancer drug development? Expert Opin Drug Discov. 2020 08; 15(8):869-872.
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Sponsorship of oncology clinical trials in the United States according to age of eligibility. Cancer Med. 2020 07; 9(13):4495-4500.
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DICER1-associated central nervous system sarcoma in children: comprehensive clinicopathologic and genetic analysis of a newly described rare tumor. Mod Pathol. 2020 10; 33(10):1910-1921.
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The Evolving Diagnostic and Treatment Landscape of NTRK-Fusion-Driven Pediatric Cancers. Paediatr Drugs. 2020 Apr; 22(2):189-197.
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Genomic and Immunologic Characterization of INI1-Deficient Pediatric Cancers. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 06 15; 26(12):2882-2890.
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Pediatric Trials for Cancer Therapies With Targets Potentially Relevant to Pediatric Cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 03 01; 112(3):224-228.
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Larotrectinib in patients with TRK fusion-positive solid tumours: a pooled analysis of three phase 1/2 clinical trials. Lancet Oncol. 2020 04; 21(4):531-540.
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New approaches to therapeutic drug development for childhood cancers. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2020 02; 32(1):35-40.
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Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Simulation of Sunitinib in Pediatrics. AAPS J. 2020 01 23; 22(2):31.
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Decitabine and Vorinostat with Chemotherapy in Relapsed Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A TACL Pilot Study. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 05 15; 26(10):2297-2307.
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Pembrolizumab in paediatric patients with advanced melanoma or a PD-L1-positive, advanced, relapsed, or refractory solid tumour or lymphoma (KEYNOTE-051): interim analysis of an open-label, single-arm, phase 1-2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 01; 21(1):121-133.
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An Anatomical Site and Genetic-Based Prognostic Model for Patients With Nuclear Protein in Testis (NUT) Midline Carcinoma: Analysis of 124 Patients. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020 Apr; 4(2):pkz094.
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A Novel ALK Fusion in Pediatric Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid. 2019 11; 29(11):1704-1707.
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Differences in Genomic Profiles and Outcomes Between Thoracic and Adrenal Neuroblastoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 11 01; 111(11):1192-1201.
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Author Correction: Reprogramming Escherichia coli for the production of prenylated indole diketopiperazine alkaloids. Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 15; 9(1):15009.
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Second malignancies in patients treated for Ewing sarcoma: A systematic review. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 11; 66(11):e27938.
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Clinical Impact of Tumor Mutational Burden in Neuroblastoma. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 07 01; 111(7):695-699.
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Reprogramming Escherichia coli for the production of prenylated indole diketopiperazine alkaloids. Sci Rep. 2019 06 25; 9(1):9208.
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Comprehensive evaluation of context dependence of the prognostic impact of MYCN amplification in neuroblastoma: A report from the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) project. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 08; 66(8):e27819.
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Emerging novel agents for patients with advanced Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) New Agents for Ewing Sarcoma Task Force. F1000Res. 2019; 8.
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Predictors of differential response to induction therapy in high-risk neuroblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG). Eur J Cancer. 2019 05; 112:66-79.
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Correction: Detection of circulating tumour DNA is associated with inferior outcomes in Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Br J Cancer. 2019 Apr; 120(8):869.
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Expanding the Spectrum of Pediatric NTRK-rearranged Mesenchymal Tumors. Am J Surg Pathol. 2019 04; 43(4):435-445.
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Timing of first-in-child trials of FDA-approved oncology drugs. Eur J Cancer. 2019 05; 112:49-56.
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Ushering in the next generation of precision trials for pediatric cancer. Science. 2019 Mar 15; 363(6432):1175-1181.
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Winning the RACE: Expanding pediatric cancer drug approvals. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 08; 66(8):e27705.
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Duality of purpose: Participant and parent understanding of the purpose of genomic tumor profiling research among children and young adults with solid tumors. JCO Precis Oncol. 2019; 3.
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Assessment of circulating tumor DNA in pediatric solid tumors: The promise of liquid biopsies. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 05; 66(5):e27595.
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Risk stratification by somatic mutation burden in Ewing sarcoma. Cancer. 2019 04 15; 125(8):1357-1364.
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Neuroblastoma and Histone Demethylation. N Engl J Med. 2018 10 11; 379(15):1476-1477.
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Genome-Informed Targeted Therapy for Osteosarcoma. Cancer Discov. 2019 01; 9(1):46-63.
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The use of neoadjuvant larotrectinib in the management of children with locally advanced TRK fusion sarcomas. Cancer. 2018 11 01; 124(21):4241-4247.
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Detection of circulating tumour DNA is associated with inferior outcomes in Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Br J Cancer. 2018 08; 119(5):615-621.
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Phase II Trial of Alisertib in Combination with Irinotecan and Temozolomide for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 12 15; 24(24):6142-6149.
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Comparison of Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcomes of Patients with Reported Ewing Sarcoma and PNET over 40 Years Justifies Current WHO Classification and Treatment Approaches. Sarcoma. 2018; 2018:1712964.
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Detection of Somatic Structural Variants Enables Quantification and Characterization of Circulating Tumor DNA in Children With Solid Tumors. JCO Precis Oncol. 2018; 2018.
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Age dependency of primary tumor sites and metastases in patients with Ewing sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 09; 65(9):e27251.
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Dual HDAC and PI3K Inhibition Abrogates NF?B- and FOXM1-Mediated DNA Damage Response to Radiosensitize Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas. Cancer Res. 2018 07 15; 78(14):4007-4021.
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Genetic susceptibility to bone and soft tissue sarcomas: a field synopsis and meta-analysis. Oncotarget. 2018 Apr 06; 9(26):18607-18626.
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Phase I study of vorinostat in combination with isotretinoin in patients with refractory/recurrent neuroblastoma: A new approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) trial. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 07; 65(7):e27023.
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Larotrectinib for paediatric solid tumours harbouring NTRK gene fusions: phase 1 results from a multicentre, open-label, phase 1/2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2018 05; 19(5):705-714.
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Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion-Positive Cancers in Adults and Children. N Engl J Med. 2018 02 22; 378(8):731-739.
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Recurrent EML4-NTRK3 fusions in infantile fibrosarcoma and congenital mesoblastic nephroma suggest a revised testing strategy. Mod Pathol. 2018 03; 31(3):463-473.
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Pediatric NUT-midline carcinoma: Therapeutic success employing a sarcoma based multimodal approach. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 May; 34(4):231-237.
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Combination of clofarabine, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide for relapsed or refractory childhood and adolescent acute myeloid leukemia. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 May; 34(4):187-198.
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Identification of Patients With Localized Ewing Sarcoma at Higher Risk for Local Failure: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 12 01; 99(5):1286-1294.
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Association of MYCN copy number with clinical features, tumor biology, and outcomes in neuroblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer. 2017 Nov 01; 123(21):4224-4235.
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Peripheral Blood Biomarkers Associated With Toxicity and Treatment Characteristics After 131I- Metaiodobenzylguanidine Therapy in Patients With Neuroblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 10 01; 99(2):468-475.
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Evaluation of the utility of 99m Tc-MDP bone scintigraphy versus MIBG scintigraphy and cross-sectional imaging for staging patients with neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Nov; 64(11).
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A Phase I Study of the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Ribociclib (LEE011) in Pediatric Patients with Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors, Neuroblastoma, and Other Solid Tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 May 15; 23(10):2433-2441.
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MIBG avidity correlates with clinical features, tumor biology, and outcomes in neuroblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Nov; 64(11).
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Phase 1 study of sirolimus in combination with oral cyclophosphamide and topotecan in children and young adults with relapsed and refractory solid tumors. Oncotarget. 2017 Apr 04; 8(14):23851-23861.
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Comparison of Clinical Features and Outcomes in Patients With Bilateral Versus Unilateral Adrenal Neuroblastoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 03; 39(2):108-113.
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Clinical Cancer Advances 2017: Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer From the American Society of Clinical Oncology. J Clin Oncol. 2017 04 20; 35(12):1341-1367.
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Correlation of Ezrin Expression Pattern and Clinical Outcomes in Ewing Sarcoma. Sarcoma. 2017; 2017:8758623.
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A phase 1 study of oral ridaforolimus in pediatric patients with advanced solid tumors. Oncotarget. 2016 Dec 20; 7(51):84736-84747.
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Patterns of Relapse in High-Risk Neuroblastoma Patients Treated With and Without Total Body Irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 02 01; 97(2):270-277.
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Assessment of Chemotherapy Response in Ewing Sarcoma: Response Radiology. 2016 11; 281(2):647-649.
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Phase I/Phase II Study of Blinatumomab in Pediatric Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2016 12 20; 34(36):4381-4389.
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Somatic and Germline TP53 Alterations in Second Malignant Neoplasms from Pediatric Cancer Survivors. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Apr 01; 23(7):1852-1861.
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Incidence and risk factors for secondary malignancy in patients with neuroblastoma after treatment with (131)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine. Eur J Cancer. 2016 10; 66:144-52.
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Transcript Analysis for Internal Biodosimetry Using Peripheral Blood from Neuroblastoma Patients Treated with (131)I-mIBG, a Targeted Radionuclide. Radiat Res. 2016 09; 186(3):235-44.
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Patient/parent perspectives on genomic tumor profiling of pediatric solid tumors: The Individualized Cancer Therapy (iCat) experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 11; 63(11):1974-82.
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Reply: Is Extended Sedation Necessary for Young Children Receiving High-Dose (131) I-MIBG Therapy? Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 10; 63(10):1868.
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Erratum to: Vesicular monoamine transporter protein expression correlates with clinical features, tumor biology, and MIBG avidity in neuroblastoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2016 Jul; 43(7):1396.
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Comparison of clinical features and outcomes in patients with extraskeletal versus skeletal localized Ewing sarcoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 10; 63(10):1771-9.
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Targeted antiangiogenic agents in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy in preclinical and clinical studies in sarcoma. Clin Sarcoma Res. 2016; 6:9.
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Phase 1 study of dalotuzumab monotherapy and ridaforolimus-dalotuzumab combination therapy in paediatric patients with advanced solid tumours. Eur J Cancer. 2016 07; 62:9-17.
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Multicenter Feasibility Study of Tumor Molecular Profiling to Inform Therapeutic Decisions in Advanced Pediatric Solid Tumors: The Individualized Cancer Therapy (iCat) Study. JAMA Oncol. 2016 May 01; 2(5):608-615.
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Current state of pediatric sarcoma biology and opportunities for future discovery: A report from the sarcoma translational research workshop. Cancer Genet. 2016 05; 209(5):182-94.
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor. Rare Tumors. 2016 Mar 21; 8(1):6145.
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Three-dimensional Radiologic Assessment of Chemotherapy Response in Ewing Sarcoma Can Be Used to Predict Clinical Outcome. Radiology. 2016 09; 280(3):905-15.
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A Phase I Study of Quizartinib Combined with Chemotherapy in Relapsed Childhood Leukemia: A Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia & Lymphoma (TACL) Study. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Aug 15; 22(16):4014-22.
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Conditional Survival and Predictors of Late Death in Patients With Ewing Sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Jun; 63(6):1091-5.
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Phase I Study of the Aurora A Kinase Inhibitor Alisertib in Combination With Irinotecan and Temozolomide for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma: A NANT (New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy) Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Apr 20; 34(12):1368-75.
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Impact of Two Measures of Micrometastatic Disease on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Ewing Sarcoma: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 07 15; 22(14):3643-50.
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Assessment of extent of surgical resection of primary high-grade osteosarcoma by treating institutions: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. J Surg Oncol. 2016 Mar; 113(4):351-4.
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Identification of patient subgroups with markedly disparate rates of MYCN amplification in neuroblastoma: A report from the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group project. Cancer. 2016 Mar 15; 122(6):935-45.
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Extended Sedation With Continuous Midazolam or Dexmedetomidine Infusion for Young Children Receiving 131 I-MIBG Radiopharmaceutical Therapy for Advanced Neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Mar; 63(3):471-8.
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Evaluation and Outcome of Central Nervous System Involvement in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Mar; 63(3):458-64.
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Impact of Whole-Body Radiation Dose on Response and Toxicity in Patients With Neuroblastoma After Therapy With 131 I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Mar; 63(3):436-42.
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Increased risk of second malignant neoplasms in adolescents and young adults with cancer. Cancer. 2016 Jan 01; 122(1):116-23.
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Vesicular monoamine transporter protein expression correlates with clinical features, tumor biology, and MIBG avidity in neuroblastoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2016 Mar; 43(3):474-481.
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Identification of Discrete Prognostic Groups in Ewing Sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Jan; 63(1):47-53.
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Different outcomes for relapsed versus refractory neuroblastoma after therapy with (131)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine ((131)I-MIBG). Eur J Cancer. 2015 Nov; 51(16):2465-72.
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Clinical features and outcomes of infants with Ewing sarcoma under 12 months of age. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Nov; 62(11):1947-51.
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Patient-specific dosimetry using pretherapy [¹²4I]m-iodobenzylguanidine ([¹²4I]mIBG) dynamic PET/CT imaging before [¹³¹I]mIBG targeted radionuclide therapy for neuroblastoma. Mol Imaging Biol. 2015 Apr; 17(2):284-94.
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Second malignant neoplasms among children, adolescents and young adults with Wilms tumor. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Jul; 62(7):1259-64.
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Phase I Study of Vorinostat as a Radiation Sensitizer with 131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) for Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Jun 15; 21(12):2715-21.
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Phase I/II study of (131)I-MIBG with vincristine and 5 days of irinotecan for advanced neuroblastoma. Br J Cancer. 2015 Feb 17; 112(4):644-9.
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Phase II study of cixutumumab in combination with temsirolimus in pediatric patients and young adults with recurrent or refractory sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Mar; 62(3):440-4.
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Growth plate abnormalities in pediatric cancer patients undergoing phase 1 anti-angiogenic therapy: a report from the Children's Oncology Group Phase I Consortium. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Jan; 62(1):45-51.
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Comparative evaluation of local control strategies in localized Ewing sarcoma of bone: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer. 2015 Feb 01; 121(3):467-75.
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Clinical Features and Outcomes Differ between Skeletal and Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma. Sarcoma. 2014; 2014:902620.
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Comparative evaluation of strategies for quantifying signaling pathway proteins in Ewing sarcoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2014 Sep; 22(8):593-9.
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Clinical, biologic, and prognostic differences on the basis of primary tumor site in neuroblastoma: a report from the international neuroblastoma risk group project. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct 01; 32(28):3169-76.
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Secondary malignant neoplasms among children, adolescents, and young adults with osteosarcoma. Cancer. 2014 Dec 15; 120(24):3987-93.
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Pediatric cancer type predicts infection rate, need for critical care intervention, and mortality in the pediatric intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2014 Oct; 40(10):1536-44.
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Likelihood of bone recurrence in prior sites of metastasis in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Jul 15; 89(4):839-45.
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Current treatment and outcome for childhood acute leukemia in Tanzania. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Dec; 60(12):2047-53.
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Comparison of Latino and non-Latino patients with Ewing sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Feb; 61(2):233-7.
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Adverse impact of regional lymph node involvement in osteosarcoma. Eur J Cancer. 2013 Nov; 49(16):3471-6.
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Superselective intra-arterial melphalan therapy for newly diagnosed and refractory retinoblastoma: results from a single institution. Clin Ophthalmol. 2013; 7:981-9.
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Acute changes in blood pressure in patients with neuroblastoma treated with ¹³¹I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Sep; 60(9):1424-30.
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131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy in children with advanced neuroblastoma. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2013 Mar; 57(1):53-65.
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Development of anaplastic Wilms tumor and subsequent relapse in a child with diaphanospondylodysostosis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 Oct; 34(7):548-51.
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131I-MIBG followed by consolidation with busulfan, melphalan and autologous stem cell transplantation for refractory neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 May; 60(5):879-84.
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Evaluation of Norepinephrine Transporter Expression and Metaiodobenzylguanidine Avidity in Neuroblastoma: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Int J Mol Imaging. 2012; 2012:250834.
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Characteristics and outcomes of patients with Ewing sarcoma over 40 years of age at diagnosis. Cancer Epidemiol. 2013 Feb; 37(1):29-33.
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Clinical features and outcomes in patients with secondary Ewing sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Apr; 60(4):611-5.
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Evaluation of plasma annexin V levels in children and young adults with solid tumors. Int J Biol Markers. 2012 Jul 19; 27(2):e164-6.
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Dose escalation study of no-carrier-added 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine for relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma: new approaches to neuroblastoma therapy consortium trial. J Nucl Med. 2012 Jul; 53(7):1155-63.
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Tivantinib (ARQ 197), a selective inhibitor of MET, in patients with microphthalmia transcription factor-associated tumors: results of a multicenter phase 2 trial. Cancer. 2012 Dec 01; 118(23):5894-902.
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Proteinuria in metastatic pheochromocytoma is associated with an increased risk of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, spontaneously or after therapy with 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG). Horm Metab Res. 2012 Jun; 44(7):539-42.
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Rates and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing at an academic children's hospital, 2007-2010. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Apr; 33(4):346-53.
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Phase I study of vincristine, irinotecan, and ¹³¹I-metaiodobenzylguanidine for patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma: a new approaches to neuroblastoma therapy trial. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 May 01; 18(9):2679-86.
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Clinical features and outcomes in patients with Ewing sarcoma and regional lymph node involvement. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Oct; 59(4):617-20.
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Tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of a sunitinib powder formulation in pediatric patients with refractory solid tumors: a Children's Oncology Group study. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2012 Apr; 69(4):1021-7.
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Predictors of acute chemotherapy-associated toxicity in patients with Ewing sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Oct; 59(4):611-6.
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Prognostic value of the stage 4S metastatic pattern and tumor biology in patients with metastatic neuroblastoma diagnosed between birth and 18 months of age. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Nov 20; 29(33):4358-64.
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Evaluation of polymorphisms in EWSR1 and risk of Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Jul 15; 59(1):52-6.
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Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of sunitinib in pediatric patients with refractory solid tumors: a children's oncology group study. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Aug 01; 17(15):5113-22.
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Dosimetry, toxicity, and response in a phase IIa trial of no-carrier added iobenguane I-131 (nca-MIBG): A New Approach to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) study. J Clin Oncol. 2011 May 20; 29(15_suppl):9512.
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Surrogate biomarkers of antiangiogenesis in Children's Oncology Group (COG) phase I trials. J Clin Oncol. 2011 May 20; 29(15_suppl):9502.
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Phase I study of vincristine, irinotecan, and 131I-MIBG for patients with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma: A New Approach to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) study. J Clin Oncol. 2011 May 20; 29(15_suppl):9513.
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Cooperation of the HDAC inhibitor vorinostat and radiation in metastatic neuroblastoma: efficacy and underlying mechanisms. Cancer Lett. 2011 Jul 28; 306(2):223-9.
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Vorinostat increases expression of functional norepinephrine transporter in neuroblastoma in vitro and in vivo model systems. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Apr 15; 17(8):2339-49.
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Response, survival, and toxicity after iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy for neuroblastoma in preadolescents, adolescents, and adults. Cancer. 2011 Sep 15; 117(18):4286-93.
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Circulating endothelial cells and circulating endothelial precursor cells in patients with osteosarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Feb; 58(2):181-4.
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Clinical features and outcomes in patients with extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma. Cancer. 2011 Jul 01; 117(13):3027-32.
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Racial differences in the incidence of mesenchymal tumors associated with EWSR1 translocation. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Mar; 20(3):449-53.
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Phase I study of bortezomib combined with chemotherapy in children with relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): a report from the therapeutic advances in childhood leukemia (TACL) consortium. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Aug; 55(2):254-9.
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Osteosarcoma in children 5 years of age or younger at initial diagnosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Aug; 55(2):285-9.
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p53+/mdm2- atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma in young children: an early expression of Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2010 May-Jun; 13(3):218-24.
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Ethnic and racial differences in patients with Ewing sarcoma. Cancer. 2010 Feb 15; 116(4):983-8.
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Angiogenesis and vascular targeting in Ewing sarcoma: a review of preclinical and clinical data. Cancer. 2010 Feb 01; 116(3):749-57.
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Flow cytometric detection of Ewing sarcoma cells in peripheral blood and bone marrow. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jan; 54(1):13-8.
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Preliminary results from a phase II study of ARQ 197 in patients with microphthalmia transcription factor family (MiT)-associated tumors. J Clin Oncol. 2009 May 20; 27(15_suppl):10502.
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Significance of tumor biology compared to metastatic pattern (INSS 4 versus 4s) and age for prognosis of neuroblastoma less than 18 months of age. J Clin Oncol. 2009 May 20; 27(15_suppl):10010.
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Successful treatment of high risk and recurrent pediatric desmoids using radiation as a component of multimodality therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Sep 01; 75(1):177-82.
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Chemotherapy: The role of ifosfamide and etoposide in Ewing sarcoma. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2009 May; 6(5):251-3.
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Phase II study of intermediate-dose cytarabine in patients with relapsed or refractory Ewing sarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Mar; 52(3):324-7.
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Ototoxicity in children treated for osteosarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Mar; 52(3):387-91.
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Radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine for imaging and therapy of neuroblastoma. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008 Dec; 52(4):403-18.
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Lung metastases in neuroblastoma at initial diagnosis: A report from the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) project. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Nov; 51(5):589-92.
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Late recurrence of ewing sarcoma during pregnancy: a report of 2 cases. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008 Sep; 30(9):716-8.
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Radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine for the treatment of neuroblastoma. Nucl Med Biol. 2008 Aug; 35 Suppl 1:S35-48.
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Early lymphocyte recovery in Ewing sarcoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007 May; 29(5):351-2.
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Desmoplastic small round cell tumor of the kidney in childhood. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Apr; 31(4):576-84.
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Markers of angiogenesis and clinical features in patients with sarcoma. Cancer. 2007 Mar 01; 109(5):813-9.
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Combined effects of granulocyte colony stimulating factor and radiation. Clin Nucl Med. 2007 Jan; 32(1):39-41.
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Hematologic toxicity of high-dose iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy for advanced neuroblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Jun 15; 22(12):2452-60.
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Pediatric acute blastic natural killer cell leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2002 Apr; 43(4):901-6.
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Metastatic sites in stage IV and IVS neuroblastoma correlate with age, tumor biology, and survival. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1999 May-Jun; 21(3):181-9.
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