2024
Barriers to Effective Infection Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Weser V, Crocker A, Murray T, Wright J, Truesdell E, Ciaburri R, Marks A, Martinello R, Hieftje K, Team H. Barriers to Effective Infection Prevention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Advances In Neonatal Care 2024, 24: 475-484. PMID: 39196970, DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000001195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' family membersInfection preventionFamily membersGroup of nursesReduce nurses’ burdenHand hygieneHospital-wide surveyIntensive care unitInductive content analysisDesign of educational interventionsCare unitNeonatal intensive care unitImprove patient outcomesEffective infection preventionHH educationNursing burdenEducational interventionFrontline staffHospital staffNeonatal nursesIP educationPatient's familyRisk of infection transmissionFocus groupsIP behavior
2018
Response to the BRAF/MEK inhibitors dabrafenib/trametinib in an adolescent with a BRAF V600E mutated anaplastic ganglioglioma intolerant to vemurafenib
Marks AM, Bindra RS, DiLuna ML, Huttner A, Jairam V, Kahle KT, Kieran MW. Response to the BRAF/MEK inhibitors dabrafenib/trametinib in an adolescent with a BRAF V600E mutated anaplastic ganglioglioma intolerant to vemurafenib. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2018, 65: e26969. PMID: 29380516, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplastic gangliogliomaBRAF/MEK inhibitor combinationsBRAF V600ESubsequent tumor responseDabrafenib/trametinibLarge clinical trialsSquamous cell carcinomaMEK inhibitor combinationsSignificant side effectsSignificant skin reactionsCell carcinomaCase reportSkin reactionsTumor responseClinical trialsBrain tumorsInhibitor combinationsSide effectsAdolescent femalesGangliogliomaTrametinibPrevious reactionsV600EMonotherapyRash
2017
Low-Grade Astrocytoma within a Mature Cystic Teratoma in an Adolescent Patient
Yoder N, Marks A, Hui P, Litkouhi B, Cron J. Low-Grade Astrocytoma within a Mature Cystic Teratoma in an Adolescent Patient. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2017, 31: 325-327. PMID: 29107097, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2017.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature cystic teratomaCystic teratomaLow-grade astrocytomasAdolescent patientsMalignant transformationAsymptomatic ovarian cystsCommon ovarian neoplasmsLarger tumor sizeGynecologic tractSubsequent cystectomyPostmenopausal statusFinal pathologyOvarian neoplasmsOvarian cystsTumor sizeRisk factorsGlial tissueGrade astrocytomasAntigen 125Mouse modelSolid tumorsPatientsAstrocytomasTeratomaTrisomy 20SOX2 immunity and tissue resident memory in children and young adults with glioma
Vasquez JC, Huttner A, Zhang L, Marks A, Chan A, Baehring JM, Kahle KT, Dhodapkar KM. SOX2 immunity and tissue resident memory in children and young adults with glioma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 134: 41-53. PMID: 28620836, PMCID: PMC7906294, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2515-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAntigen-Presenting CellsB7-H1 AntigenBrain NeoplasmsCell ProliferationChildChild, PreschoolCytokinesFemaleFlow CytometryGliomaHumansInfantMaleMyeloid CellsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, Small InterferingSOXB1 Transcription FactorsT-LymphocytesTransfectionYoung AdultConceptsPediatric glial tumorsGlial tumorsT cellsExpression of SOX2Inhibitory checkpointsCD8/CD4 T cellsTissue-resident memory phenotypeTumor-infiltrating immune cellsTumor-infiltrating T cellsTumor cellsYoung adultsResident memory phenotypeTissue-resident memoryAnti-tumor immunityT cell immunityCD4 T cellsNatural killer cellsGlial tumor cellsNew antigenic targetsSingle-cell mass cytometryHigh mutation burdenStem cell antigenGlioma initiating cellsImmune checkpointsPD-1
2016
Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsPrimary spinal myxopapillary ependymoma in the pediatric population: a study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database
Lucchesi KM, Grant R, Kahle KT, Marks AM, DiLuna ML. Primary spinal myxopapillary ependymoma in the pediatric population: a study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2016, 130: 133-140. PMID: 27423644, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-016-2218-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross total resectionOverall survivalSpinal myxopapillary ependymomaMyxopapillary ependymomaSubtotal resectionPatient demographicsPediatric patientsEnd Results (SEER) databaseNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodGoal of treatmentYears of ageLargest survival analysisAdjuvant radiationMean followPatients 21SEER databaseSurgical resectionMedian agePediatric populationResults databaseTumor recurrenceCauda equinaTreatment modalitiesCancer Database
2013
Hemoglobin shady grove: A novel fetal methemoglobin variant
Marks A, Luo H, Chui DH, Greenberg J. Hemoglobin shady grove: A novel fetal methemoglobin variant. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2013, 60: e55-e56. PMID: 23460588, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24503.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Index of Suspicion
Maniscalco J, Dryer AL, Marks A, Yunghans M, Pierson SB, Sgarlat CM, Sveen AR, Blanch LE. Index of Suspicion. Pediatrics In Review 2008, 29: 321-328. PMID: 18765471, DOI: 10.1542/pir.29-9-321.Peer-Reviewed Original Research