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
2022
Addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of ovarian immature teratoma: Report from a clinicopathologic consensus conference
Pashankar F, Hanley K, Lockley M, Stoneham S, Nucci MR, Reyes-Múgica M, Elishaev E, Vang R, Veneris J, Rytting H, Olson T, Hazard K, Covens A, Arora R, Billmire D, Al-Ibraheemi A, Ulbright TM, Frazier L, Hirsch MS. Addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of ovarian immature teratoma: Report from a clinicopathologic consensus conference. European Journal Of Cancer 2022, 173: 59-70. PMID: 35863107, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian immature teratomaImmature teratomaGerm cell tumor elementsSerum alpha-fetoproteinGerm cell tumorsYolk sac tumorSerum tumor biomarkersForm of sarcomaTherapeutic dilemmaSac tumorRare subtypeSomatic malignancyCell tumorsNeuroectodermal elementsNeuroectodermal componentConsensus conferenceAlpha-fetoproteinTumor elementsManagement dilemmaAdult womenPractice differencesTumor biomarkersTeratomaTumorsClinicopathologic conference
2019
GCT-40 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) as a predictor of outcome for children with germ cell tumours: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium (MaGIC)
O’Neill A, Xia C, Krailo M, Shaikh F, Pashankar F, Billmire D, Olson T, Amatruda J, Villaluna D, Huang L, Malogolowkin M, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Frazier A. GCT-40 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) as a predictor of outcome for children with germ cell tumours: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium (MaGIC). European Urology Open Science 2019, 18: 19. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(19)32507-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Revised Risk Classification for Pediatric Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on 25 Years of Clinical Trial Data From the United Kingdom and United States
Frazier AL, Hale JP, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Dang H, Olson T, Murray MJ, Amatruda JF, Thornton C, Arul GS, Billmire D, Shaikh F, Pashankar F, Stoneham S, Krailo M, Nicholson JC. Revised Risk Classification for Pediatric Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on 25 Years of Clinical Trial Data From the United Kingdom and United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 33: 195-201. PMID: 25452439, PMCID: PMC4279239, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.58.3369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsAlpha-FetoproteinsBiomarkers, TumorChildChild, PreschoolClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalEndodermal Sinus TumorEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansMaleModels, StatisticalNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited KingdomUnited StatesConceptsGerm cell tumorsYolk sac tumorPediatric germ cell tumorsClinical trial dataAlpha-fetoproteinTumor siteOncology GroupCell tumorsMalignant pediatric germ cell tumorsPediatric extracranial germ cell tumorLong-term disease-free survivalEvidence-based risk stratificationExtracranial germ cell tumorsTrial dataPure yolk sac tumorPoor-risk groupStage IV diseaseDisease-free survivalPercentage of patientsChildren's Oncology GroupElevated alpha-fetoproteinPlatinum-based therapyClinical trial organizationsParametric cure modelsLeukemia groupSurveillance 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