2014
Rituximab for the Treatment of Acute Refractory ITP
Kim SG, Whyte D, Pashankar FD. Rituximab for the Treatment of Acute Refractory ITP. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2014, 36: e149-e151. PMID: 23669737, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e318292f006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory immune thrombocytopenic purpuraImmune thrombocytopenic purpuraFirst-line therapyTreatment of ITPAcute immune thrombocytopenic purpuraSecond-line therapySustained remissionIntravenous immunoglobulinIntravenous rituximabEffective regimenImmune globulinAcute settingThrombocytopenic purpuraCombined therapyRituximabMost childrenTherapyClear consensusTreatmentCorticosteroidsRemissionPurpuraRegimenPatientsImmunoglobulin
2013
Candidate Sequence Variants and Fetal Hemoglobin in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Treated with Hydroxyurea
Green NS, Ender KL, Pashankar F, Driscoll C, Giardina PJ, Mullen CA, Clark LN, Manwani D, Crotty J, Kisselev S, Neville KA, Hoppe C, Barral S. Candidate Sequence Variants and Fetal Hemoglobin in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Treated with Hydroxyurea. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e55709. PMID: 23409025, PMCID: PMC3567082, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseFetal hemoglobin levelsHemoglobin levelsCell diseaseFetal hemoglobinBaseline levelsAdult sickle cell diseasePediatric sickle cell diseaseSubset of childrenPharmacologic therapyHydroxyurea therapyClinical severityPediatric diseasesInduced levelsSignificant associationTherapeutic inductionCandidate single nucleotide polymorphismsDiseaseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHemoglobinSequence variantsChildrenTherapyBaselineHydroxyurea
2001
Successful Chemotherapeutic Decompression of Primary Endodermal Sinus Tumor Presenting With Severe Spinal Cord Compression
Pashankar F, Steinbok P, Blair G, Pritchard S. Successful Chemotherapeutic Decompression of Primary Endodermal Sinus Tumor Presenting With Severe Spinal Cord Compression. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2001, 23: 170-173. PMID: 11305721, DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200103000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndodermal sinus tumorSpinal cord compressionCord compressionRadiation therapySevere spinal cord compressionEpidural cord compressionExcellent tumor responseComplete neurologic recoveryCisplatin-based chemotherapyNeurologic recoverySinus tumorComplete paraplegiaTumor PresentingTumor responseRapid resolutionLaminectomyChemotherapyTherapyChildren