2024
Consensus and controversy in the management of paediatric and adult patients with ovarian immature teratoma: the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium perspective
Pashankar F, Murray M, Gell J, MacDonald N, Shamash J, Billmire D, Klosterkemper L, Olson T, Hirsch M, Lockley M, Stoneham S, Frazier A. Consensus and controversy in the management of paediatric and adult patients with ovarian immature teratoma: the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium perspective. EClinicalMedicine 2024, 69: 102453. PMID: 38544795, PMCID: PMC10965411, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian immature teratomaImmature teratomaElevated serum alpha-fetoproteinSurgery-only approachSerum alpha-fetoproteinOvarian ITStage IAAdjuvant chemotherapyRare neoplasmsOvarian cancerAdult patientsAlpha-fetoproteinLack of published dataPathologic interpretationPatient managementLow-gradeGrade 1Multiple subspecialtiesPatientsTeratomaYoung femalesAdult practiceNational advisory panelPaediatric teamGCT
2021
Re: ‘Can we replace adjuvant chemotherapy with surveillance for stage IA-C immature ovarian teratomas of any grade? An international multicenter analysis’
Lockley M, Stoneham S, Shamash J, Pashankar F, Frazier L. Re: ‘Can we replace adjuvant chemotherapy with surveillance for stage IA-C immature ovarian teratomas of any grade? An international multicenter analysis’. European Journal Of Cancer 2021, 152: 255-256. PMID: 34099362, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Sustained Remission After Maintenance Irinotecan in Patient With Multiply Relapsed Hepatoblastoma
Natarajan E, Auerbach C, Cheron R, Pashankar F. Sustained Remission After Maintenance Irinotecan in Patient With Multiply Relapsed Hepatoblastoma. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2019, 42: e659-e661. PMID: 31259823, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent hepatoblastomaIfosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide chemotherapyLong-term disease-free survivalCarboplatin/etoposide chemotherapyDisease-free survivalLimited treatment optionsAdjuvant chemotherapySecond relapseEtoposide chemotherapyFirst relapseMultiple relapsesSurgical resectionPoor prognosisTreatment optionsMetastatic hepatoblastomaHepatoblastomaRelapseChemotherapyIrinotecanChildrenRemissionResectionPostresectionPatientsPrognosis
2017
Immature Ovarian Teratoma
Faure-Conter C, Pashankar F. Immature Ovarian Teratoma. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2017, 39: 487-489. PMID: 28859031, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian immature teratomaImmature teratomaPure ovarian immature teratomaFIGO stage IARole of chemotherapyImmature ovarian teratomaGrade 1 tumorsStandard of careAdjuvant chemotherapyAdult oncologistsMalignant relapseStage IAPediatric seriesOvarian teratomaPediatric teamAdult womenChemotherapyTumorsTeratomaUrgent needRelapsePatientsSurgeryOncologistsPediatrics
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