2018
Is carboplatin-based chemotherapy as effective as cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced-stage dysgerminoma in children, adolescents and young adults?
Shah R, Xia C, Krailo M, Amatruda JF, Arul SG, Billmire DF, Brady WE, Covens A, Gershenson DM, Hale JP, Hurteau J, Murray MJ, Nicholson JC, Olson TA, Pashankar F, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Shaikh F, Stark D, Frazier AL, Stoneham S. Is carboplatin-based chemotherapy as effective as cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced-stage dysgerminoma in children, adolescents and young adults? Gynecologic Oncology 2018, 150: 253-260. PMID: 29884437, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCisplatin-based chemotherapyClinical trial organizationsGerm cell tumorsFive-year event-free survivalMalignant ovarian germ cell tumorsOvarian germ cell tumorsAge groupsCarboplatin-based chemotherapyTreatment-related toxicityEvent-free survivalEligible patientsExcellent OSMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalClinical outcomesFrontline treatmentSurvival outcomesMean agePeak incidenceCell tumorsDysgerminomaChemotherapyPatientsTrials OrganizationCarboplatin
2014
Surveillance After Initial Surgery for Pediatric and Adolescent Girls With Stage I Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: Report From the Children's Oncology Group
Billmire DF, Cullen JW, Rescorla FJ, Davis M, Schlatter MG, Olson TA, Malogolowkin MH, Pashankar F, Villaluna D, Krailo M, Egler RA, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Frazier AL. Surveillance After Initial Surgery for Pediatric and Adolescent Girls With Stage I Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 465-470. PMID: 24395845, PMCID: PMC4876316, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.51.1006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlpha-FetoproteinsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBleomycinChildChild, PreschoolCisplatinDisease-Free SurvivalEtoposideFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNeoplasm, ResidualNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalOvarian NeoplasmsRadiographyRisk FactorsSalvage TherapyTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMalignant ovarian germ cell tumorsStage I malignant ovarian germ cell tumorsOvarian germ cell tumorsEvent-free survivalGerm cell tumorsOverall survivalAlpha-fetoproteinRecurrent diseaseOncology GroupCell tumorsSuccessful Salvage ChemotherapyTumor marker elevationPercent of patientsKaplan-Meier methodChildren's Oncology GroupSerum tumor markersPredominant histologySalvage chemotherapyInitial surgeryMarker elevationMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionMedian timeYolk sacTumor markers
2012
Management of Pancreatoblastoma in Children and Young Adults
Glick RD, Pashankar FD, Pappo A, LaQuaglia MP. Management of Pancreatoblastoma in Children and Young Adults. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2012, 34: s47-s50. PMID: 22525406, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e31824e3839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate cross-sectional imagingComplete surgical resectionLarge retroperitoneal massMalignant pancreatic tumorsGoal of therapyHigh recurrence rateRare childhood tumorCross-sectional imagingYoung childrenAdjuvant chemotherapyCurative resectionNeoadjuvant chemotherapyMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionInitial diagnosisRetroperitoneal massChemotherapeutic regimensRecurrence rateMean ageRare tumorPancreatic tumorsTissue diagnosisChildhood tumorsSectional imagingTumors