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
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
2011
Effect of Hydroxyurea on Elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressures in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Pashankar F, Manwani D, Lee M, Green N. Effect of Hydroxyurea on Elevated Pulmonary Artery Pressures in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2011, 118: 4841. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.4841.4841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTricuspid regurgitant jet velocityElevated pulmonary artery pressurePulmonary artery pressureSickle cell diseaseArtery pressureCell diseaseEffect of hydroxyureaPulmonary hypertensionElevated tricuspid regurgitant jet velocityWhite blood cell countMean reticulocyte countTotal daily doseRegurgitant jet velocityRole of inflammationMean oxygen saturationBlood cell countFetal hemoglobinMean corpuscular volumeRepeat echocardiogramAverage followEndothelial dysfunctionDaily doseEndothelial functionPersistent elevationMean age