2023
Loss to follow‐up of minorities, adolescents, and young adults on clinical trials: A report from the Children's Oncology Group
Puthenpura V, Ji L, Xu X, Roth M, Freyer D, Frazier A, Marks A, Pashankar F. Loss to follow‐up of minorities, adolescents, and young adults on clinical trials: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer 2023, 129: 1547-1556. PMID: 36813754, PMCID: PMC10357561, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trial participantsNon-Hispanic blacksTrial participantsHazard ratioOncology GroupClinical trialsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCox proportional hazards regression modelChildren's Oncology Group trialsProportional hazards regression modelsYoung adultsAdjusted hazard ratioChildren's Oncology GroupLong-term complicationsLong-term outcomesLog-rank testHazards regression modelsPediatric clinical trialsCancer clinical trial participantsLow socioeconomic status areasLong-term survivalEthnic minority patientsQuality of lifeLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic whites
2020
Outcomes of adolescent males with extracranial metastatic germ cell tumors: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumor International Consortium
Shaikh F, Stark D, Fonseca A, Dang H, Xia C, Krailo M, Pashankar F, Rodriguez‐Galindo C, Olson TA, Nicholson JC, Murray MJ, Amatruda JF, Billmire D, Stoneham S, Frazier AL. Outcomes of adolescent males with extracranial metastatic germ cell tumors: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumor International Consortium. Cancer 2020, 127: 193-202. PMID: 33079404, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChildChild, PreschoolHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLymphatic MetastasisMaleMediastinal NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalProgression-Free SurvivalRetroperitoneal NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesTesticular NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsMetastatic germ cell tumorsEvent-free survivalGerm cell tumorsCell tumorsRisk groupsYoung adultsAge groupsMale patientsAdolescent patientsAdolescent malesCox proportional hazards analysisMalignant germ cell tumorsIndividual patient databasePlatinum-based chemotherapyProportional hazards analysisYoung adult patientsClinical trial organizationsAdolescent age groupPediatric cooperative groupsTreatment of adolescentsDifferent age groupsAdult patientsClinical characteristicsEFS rateInclusion criteria
2019
GCT-10 Outcomes of adolescent males with extracranial metastatic germ cell tumours compared with children and young adults: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumour International Consortium (MaGIC) group
Shaikh F, Stark D, Dang H, Xia C, Krailo M, Stenning S, Pashankar F, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Olson T, Depani S, Stoneham S, Nicholson J, Murray M, Amatruda J, Billmire D, Fonseca A, Frazier A. GCT-10 Outcomes of adolescent males with extracranial metastatic germ cell tumours compared with children and young adults: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumour International Consortium (MaGIC) group. European Urology Open Science 2019, 18: 9. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(19)32477-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes of adolescent males with extracranial malignant germ cell tumors compared with children and young adults: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumors International Consortium (MaGIC) group.
Shaikh F, Stark D, Dang H, Xia C, Krailo M, Stenning S, Pashankar F, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Olson T, Hale J, Depani S, Stoneham S, Nicholson J, Murray M, Amatruda J, Billmire D, Fonseca A, Frazier A. Outcomes of adolescent males with extracranial malignant germ cell tumors compared with children and young adults: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumors International Consortium (MaGIC) group. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 10022-10022. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.10022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalignant germ cell tumorsExtracranial malignant germ cell tumorsEvent-free survivalGerm cell tumorsYoung adultsAdolescent patientsCell tumorsCox proportional hazards analysisIndividual patient databaseCox multivariable analysisPlatinum-based chemotherapyProportional hazards analysisYoung adult patientsPediatric cooperative groupsAdult patientsClinical characteristicsSame regimensMale patientsMultivariable analysisInclusion criteriaPatientsPatient databaseAge groupsAdult groupAdolescent malesCarcinomas in the children and young adults: A report form Children’s Oncology Group APEC14B1 study.
Venkatramani R, Piao J, Krailo M, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Pashankar F. Carcinomas in the children and young adults: A report form Children’s Oncology Group APEC14B1 study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: e21505-e21505. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e21505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung adultsDistant metastasisThyroid cancerChildren's Oncology Group institutionsPercent of patientsEnrollment of patientsRenal cell carcinomaBiology of carcinomaFemale predominanceLymph nodesMedian ageCell carcinomaColorectal cancerCancer patientsMetastasis statusAdrenocortical cancerEpidemiologic informationNasopharyngeal carcinomaWhite raceOutcome studiesPatientsCarcinomaTissue submissionEligibility screeningAge groups
2012
Management of Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Young Adults
Rapkin L, Pashankar FD. Management of Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Young Adults. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2012, 34: s39-s46. PMID: 22525405, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e31824e37a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedullary thyroid cancerThyroid cancerRadioactive iodineCancers of childhoodSuppression of thyroidPediatric carcinomasAdjuvant benefitNew medicationsSuspicious lesionsThyroid carcinomaBeneficial treatmentCancerAdolescent treatmentPatientsYoung adultsAdult dataWDTCSurgeryCarcinomaTreatmentChildhoodLow thresholdLarge groupMedicationsVandetanib
2005
MIBG and somatostatin receptor analogs in children: current concepts on diagnostic and therapeutic use.
Pashankar FD, O'Dorisio MS, Menda Y. MIBG and somatostatin receptor analogs in children: current concepts on diagnostic and therapeutic use. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2005, 46 Suppl 1: 55s-61s. PMID: 15653652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-IodobenzylguanidineAnimalsChildChild, PreschoolClinical Trials as TopicHumansInfantInfant, NewbornNeuroblastomaOctreotidePatient SelectionPentetic AcidPractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'Radiation InjuriesRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsSomatostatinTreatment OutcomeConceptsSolid tumorsCertain pediatric tumorsSomatostatin receptor analoguesPediatric solid tumorsMetaiodobenzylguanidine scanNuclear imaging techniquesBone scanPediatric tumorsFalse transmitterTherapeutic useCell membrane receptorsReceptor analoguesYoung adultsTumorsMolecular targetsCurrent conceptsMIBGScansMembrane receptorsSpecific ligandsImaging techniquesChildrenSubcellular organellesCellular proteinsDiagnosis