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
2021
Topographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas
Kazarian E, Marks A, Cui J, Darbinyan A, Tong E, Mueller S, Cha S, Aboian MS. Topographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 14377. PMID: 34257334, PMCID: PMC8277861, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92943-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasDiffuse midline gliomaPediatric diffuse midline gliomasMidline gliomaGene panel testingDriver mutationsPanel testingTumor board reviewK27M mutationPediatric patientsNormal gene expression patternsH3 K27M-mutationImaging featuresPreoperative MRIEndogenous gene expressionCerebral hemispheresGliomas correlatesNormal brainGene expression patternsMutation testingPatientsTopographic distributionGliomasM mutationIDH1 mutation
2017
SOX2 immunity and tissue resident memory in children and young adults with glioma
Vasquez JC, Huttner A, Zhang L, Marks A, Chan A, Baehring JM, Kahle KT, Dhodapkar KM. SOX2 immunity and tissue resident memory in children and young adults with glioma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 134: 41-53. PMID: 28620836, PMCID: PMC7906294, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2515-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAntigen-Presenting CellsB7-H1 AntigenBrain NeoplasmsCell ProliferationChildChild, PreschoolCytokinesFemaleFlow CytometryGliomaHumansInfantMaleMyeloid CellsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, Small InterferingSOXB1 Transcription FactorsT-LymphocytesTransfectionYoung AdultConceptsPediatric glial tumorsGlial tumorsT cellsExpression of SOX2Inhibitory checkpointsCD8/CD4 T cellsTissue-resident memory phenotypeTumor-infiltrating immune cellsTumor-infiltrating T cellsTumor cellsYoung adultsResident memory phenotypeTissue-resident memoryAnti-tumor immunityT cell immunityCD4 T cellsNatural killer cellsGlial tumor cellsNew antigenic targetsSingle-cell mass cytometryHigh mutation burdenStem cell antigenGlioma initiating cellsImmune checkpointsPD-1
2016
Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsPrimary spinal myxopapillary ependymoma in the pediatric population: a study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database
Lucchesi KM, Grant R, Kahle KT, Marks AM, DiLuna ML. Primary spinal myxopapillary ependymoma in the pediatric population: a study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2016, 130: 133-140. PMID: 27423644, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-016-2218-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross total resectionOverall survivalSpinal myxopapillary ependymomaMyxopapillary ependymomaSubtotal resectionPatient demographicsPediatric patientsEnd Results (SEER) databaseNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodGoal of treatmentYears of ageLargest survival analysisAdjuvant radiationMean followPatients 21SEER databaseSurgical resectionMedian agePediatric populationResults databaseTumor recurrenceCauda equinaTreatment modalitiesCancer Database