2020
Primary caregiver decision‐making in hematopoietic cell transplantation and gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Sinha C, Bakshi N, Ross D, Loewenstein G, Krishnamurti L. Primary caregiver decision‐making in hematopoietic cell transplantation and gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2020, 68: e28749-e28749. PMID: 33034129, PMCID: PMC8246626, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseasePrimary caregiversSCD complicationsCell transplantationCell diseaseDiminished qualityAutologous hematopoietic progenitor cellsPrimary caregiver reportMajor medical decisionsGene therapyCurative optionSevere complicationsHematopoietic progenitor cellsClinical trialsAcceptable treatmentRecent complicationsComplicationsCaregiver reportsCaregiversProgenitor cellsNormal lifeTransplantationTherapyMedical decisions
2017
Proponent or collaborative: Physician perspectives and approaches to disease modifying therapies in sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Sinha C, Ross D, Khemani K, Loewenstein G, Krishnamurti L. Proponent or collaborative: Physician perspectives and approaches to disease modifying therapies in sickle cell disease. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0178413. PMID: 28727801, PMCID: PMC5518995, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseChronic blood transfusionsBone marrow transplantationDisease-modifying therapiesTreatment-related decisionsTreatment optionsCell diseasePhysician perspectivesAvailable disease-modifying therapiesLong-term adverse effectsPhysician-related factorsAvailable treatment optionsDisease-related factorsPossible treatment optionsPatients/familiesInherited blood disorderBlood transfusionMarrow transplantationPhysician interviewsPatient burdenPhysicians' perceptionsPatient's perspectivePhysicians' approachPatient engagementTreatment plan
2015
Hydroxyurea therapy for children with sickle cell disease: describing how caregivers make this decision
Creary S, Zickmund S, Ross D, Krishnamurti L, Bogen D. Hydroxyurea therapy for children with sickle cell disease: describing how caregivers make this decision. BMC Research Notes 2015, 8: 372. PMID: 26303306, PMCID: PMC4548690, DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1344-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research