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    Pediatric Blood & Cancer: Volume 67, Issue 2

    February 2020
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  • First Published: 19 December 2019

HIGHLIGHT

Mother knows best: The caregiver's perspective on clinical trials for sickle cell disease highlights the challenges of providing care in Africa

Venée N. Tubman, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2019

SPECIAL REPORT

Development of a comprehensive pediatric oncology rehabilitation program

Allison J. L'Hotta,  Irene A. Beam,  Kristin M. Thomas, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

REVIEWS

Omic approaches to pediatric bone sarcomas

Elisa Tirtei,  Matteo Cereda,  Elvira De Luna,  Paola Quarello,  Sebastian Dorin Asaftei,  Franca Fagioli, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Risk factors and management of corticosteroid-induced hyperglycaemia in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Kyriacos Gregoriou,  Ian Craigie,  Brenda Gibson,  Avril Mason,  Mohamad Guftar Shaikh, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

HEMATOLOGY

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Perceived benefits and risks of participation in a clinical trial for Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia

Aubri S. Carman,  Casey Sautter,  Juliana N. Anyanwu,  Andrew S. Ssemata,  Robert O. Opoka,  Russell E. Ware,  Joseph Rujumba,  Chandy C. John, 
  • First Published: 28 May 2019

The spectrum of acute central nervous system symptoms during the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Joanna Banerjee,  Riitta Niinimäki,  Päivi Lähteenmäki,  Ida Hed Myrberg,  Mikko Arola,  Pekka Riikonen,  Tuula Lönnqvist,  Maarit Palomäki,  Susanna Ranta,  Arja Harila-Saari,  Mervi Taskinen, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2019

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in pediatric sickle cell disease

Eboni I. Lance,  Emily Barron-Casella,  Allen D. Everett,  James F. Casella, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

BRIEF REPORTS

Clinical characterization and long-term outcomes in pediatric epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

Eily Cournoyer,  Alyaa Al-Ibraheemi,  Elissa Engel,  Gulraiz Chaudry,  Stacie Stapleton,  Denise M. Adams, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019
Open Access

Novel variants in FERMT3 and RASGRP2—Genetic linkage in Glanzmann-like bleeding disorders

Georgi Manukjan,  Verena A. Wiegering,  Tobias Reindl,  Gabriele Strauß,  Eva Klopocki,  Harald Schulze,  Oliver Andres, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019

Bivalirudin during thrombolysis with catheter-directed tPA in a heparin-refractory patient: A case report

Katherine Regling,  Michael U. Callaghan,  Madhvi Rajpurkar, 
  • First Published: 20 November 2019

ONCOLOGY

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma: A report of the Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe (CWS)

Monika Scheer,  Christian Vokuhl,  Iris Veit-Friedrich,  Marc Münter,  Thekla von Kalle,  Michael Greulich,  Steffan Loff,  Sabine Stegmaier,  Monika Sparber-Sauer,  Felix Niggli,  Ruth Ladenstein,  Bernarda Kazanowska,  Gustaf Ljungman,  Kirsi Jahnukainen,  Jörg Fuchs,  Stefan S. Bielack,  Ewa Koscielniak,  Thomas Klingebiel,  on behalf of the Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe (CWS) , 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Is radiotherapy required in first-line treatment of stage I diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor? A report of SIOP-RTSG, AIEOP, JWiTS, and UKCCSG

Raquel Dávila Fajardo,  Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink,  Harm van Tinteren,  Filippo Spreafico,  Thomas Acha,  Christophe Bergeron,  Beatriz de Camargo,  Foppe Oldenburger,  Christian Rübe,  Takaharu Oue,  Christian Vokuhl,  Ronald R. de Krijger,  Gordan Vujanic,  Neil Sebire,  Aurore Coulomb-L'Hermine,  Paola Collini,  Lorenza Gandola,  Kathy Pritchard-Jones,  Norbert Graf,  Geert O. Janssens,  Martine van Grotel, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2019

Clinical decisions following implementation of asparaginase activity monitoring in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Experience from a single-center study

Komail Nadeem,  David Colantonio,  Ida Kircanski,  Ahmed Naqvi,  Johann Hitzler,  James A. Whitlock,  L. Lee Dupuis, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2019
Open Access

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B: Frequency of physical stigmata—Results of the GPOH-MET registry

Antje Redlich,  Lienhard Lessel,  Artemis Petrou,  Pascal Mier,  Peter Vorwerk, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2019

The association of mediastinal mass in the formation of thrombi in pediatric patients with non-lymphoblastic lymphomas

Jessica Gartrell,  Sue C. Kaste,  John T. Sandlund,  Jamie Flerlage,  Yinmei Zhou,  Cheng Cheng,  Jeremie Estepp,  Monika L. Metzger, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Hypoalbuminemia in children with cancer treated with chemotherapy

Thomas Williams McLean,  Ryan Michael Stewart,  Thomas Patrick Curley,  Mark Young Dewsnup,  Sydney Gillian Thomas,  Thomas Bennett Russell,  Janet Austin Tooze, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Predictors of survival in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who failed tandem high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation

Eun Sang Yi,  Meong Hi Son,  Ju Kyung Hyun,  Hee Won Cho,  Hee Young Ju,  Ji Won Lee,  Keon Hee Yoo,  Ki Woong Sung,  Hong Hoe Koo, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Phase 1/2 trial of talazoparib in combination with temozolomide in children and adolescents with refractory/recurrent solid tumors including Ewing sarcoma: A Children's Oncology Group Phase 1 Consortium study (ADVL1411)

Eric S. Schafer,  Rachel E. Rau,  Stacey L. Berg,  Xiaowei Liu,  Charles G. Minard,  Alexander J.R. Bishop,  J. Carolina Romero,  M. John Hicks,  Marvin D. Nelson Jr,  Stephan Voss,  Joel M. Reid,  Elizabeth Fox,  Brenda J. Weigel,  Susan M. Blaney, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019
Open Access

Biochemical testing for neuroblastoma using plasma free 3-O-methyldopa, 3-methoxytyramine, and normetanephrine

Mirko Peitzsch,  Elizabeth R. Butch,  Elizabeth Lovorn,  Anastasios Mangelis,  Wayne L. Furman,  Victor M. Santana,  Barbara Hero,  Frank Berthold,  Barry L. Shulkin,  Angela Huebner,  Graeme Eisenhofer, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019

Outcomes following proton therapy for Ewing sarcoma of the cranium and skull base

Shivam M. Kharod,  Daniel J. Indelicato,  Ronny L. Rotondo,  Raymond B. Mailhot Vega,  Haruka Uezono,  Christopher G. Morris,  Scott Bradfield,  Eric S. Sandler,  Julie A. Bradley, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Exploring heterogeneity of adrenal cortical tumors in children: The French pediatric rare tumor group (Fracture) experience

Cécile Picard,  Cécile Faure-Conter,  Pierre Leblond,  Laurence Brugières,  Cécile Thomas-Teinturier,  Frédéric Hameury,  Anne-Sophie Defachelles,  Arnauld Verschuur,  Hervé J Brisse,  Sabine Sarnacki,  Frédérique Dijoud,  Yves Reguerre,  Pascal Chastagner,  Matthieu Carton,  Daniel Orbach, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2019

BRIEF REPORTS

Role of radiation therapy for pediatric upper extremity extraskeletal osteosarcoma: A case series

Shearwood McClelland III,  Cristiana Hentea,  Rong Fan,  Todd E Bertrand,  Jordan A Holmes, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2019

DNAJB1-PRKACA–positive metastatic fibrolamellar carcinoma with unknown primary in a pediatric patient

Samuel Balbeur,  Adeline Dumortier,  Julien Mergen,  Louis Libbrecht,  Michael Torbenson,  Cecile Boulanger,  Maelle de Ville de Goyet,  An Van Damme,  Bénédicte Brichard, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Incidence and predictors of treatment-related conjugated hyperbilirubinemia during early treatment phases for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Saman K. Hashmi,  Shoba A. Navai,  Tiffany M. Chambers,  Michael E. Scheurer,  M. John Hicks,  Rachel E. Rau,  Maria M. Gramatges, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019
Open Access

Genome-wide analysis of acute leukemia and clonally related histiocytic sarcoma in a series of three pediatric patients

Matthias Bleeke,  Pascal Johann,  Susanne Gröbner,  Julia Alten,  Gunnar Cario,  Hansjörg Schäfer,  Wolfram Klapper,  Joseph Khoury,  Stefan Pfister,  Ingo Müller, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2019

Gemcitabine, paclitaxel, and oxaliplatin (GEMPOX) in the treatment of relapsed/refractory intracranial nongerminomatous germ cell tumors

Marta Perez-Somarriba,  Maria Luisa Moreno-Tejero,  Maria Isabel Rozas,  Irene Pelaez,  Luis Madero,  Alvaro Lassaletta, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019

GLOBAL ONCOLOGY

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Clinical profile and outcome of classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated with a risk-adapted approach in a tertiary cancer center in India

Badira Cheriyalinkal Parambil,  Gaurav Narula,  Maya Prasad,  Sneha Shah,  Tanuja Shet,  Epari Shridhar,  Nehal Khanna,  Siddhartha Laskar,  Sumeet Gujral,  Hari Sankaran,  Shripad Banavali, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2019

IMMUNOLOGY

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy enhances suppressive regulatory T cells and decreases innate lymphoid cells in children with immune thrombocytopenia

Shih-Chung Wang,  Kuender D. Yang,  Ching-Yuang Lin,  Alex Y. Huang,  Chien-Chou Hsiao,  Ming-Tsan Lin,  Yi-Giien Tsai, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Malignancy and lymphoid proliferation in primary immune deficiencies; hard to define, hard to treat

Ayca Kiykim,  Nursah Eker,  Ozlem Surekli,  Ercan Nain,  Nurhan Kasap,  Hacer Aktürk,  Omer Dogru,  Aylin Canbolat,  Ayper Somer,  Ahmet Koc,  Gulnur Tokuc,  Suheyla Bozkurt,  Kemal Turkoz,  Elif Karakoc-Aydiner,  Ahmet Ozen,  Safa Baris, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SUPPORTIVE CARE

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Helping parents prepare for their child's end of life: A retrospective survey of cancer-bereaved parents

Lori Wiener,  Julia Tager,  Jennifer Mack,  Haven Battles,  Sima Zadeh Bedoya,  Cynthia A. Gerhardt, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2019

Sedation practices in pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Bethany D. Nugent,  Peter J. Davis,  Robert B. Noll,  Jean M. Tersak, 
  • First Published: 18 October 2019

Stability and change in family psychosocial risk over 6 months in pediatric cancer and its association with medical and psychosocial healthcare utilization

Anne E. Kazak,  Fang Fang Chen,  Wei-Ting Hwang,  Martha A. Askins,  Gabriela Vega,  E. Anders Kolb,  Anne Reilly,  Lamia P. Barakat, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019

Emotional symptoms and family functioning in caregivers of children with newly diagnosed leukemia/lymphomas and solid tumors: Short-term changes and related demographic factors

Rachel K. Peterson,  Joanna Chung,  Maru Barrera, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2019

SURVIVORSHIP

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Open Access

A nationwide, population-based study of school grades, delayed graduation, and qualification for school years 10-12, in children with brain tumors in Sweden

Malin Lönnerblad,  Ingrid van't Hooft,  Klas Blomgren,  Eva Berglund, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2019

Estimated number of adult survivors of childhood cancer in United States with cancer-predisposing germline variants

Carmen L. Wilson,  Zhaoming Wang,  Qi Liu,  Matthew J. Ehrhardt,  Roya Mostafavi,  John Easton,  Heather Mulder,  Dale J. Hedges,  Shuoguo Wang,  Michael Rusch,  Michael Edmonson,  Shawn Levy,  Jennifer Q. Lanctot,  Kelsey Currie,  Matthew Lear,  Aman Patel,  Yadav Sapkota,  Russell J. Brooke,  Wonjong Moon,  Ti-Cheng Chang,  Wenan Chen,  Chimene A. Kesserwan,  Gang Wu,  Kim E. Nichols,  Melissa M. Hudson,  Jinghui Zhang,  Leslie L. Robison,  Yutaka Yasui, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

A Survivor's Journey: Preliminary efficacy of an online problem-solving therapy for survivors of pediatric brain tumor

Shari L. Wade,  Megan E. Narad,  Emily L. Moscato,  Elizabeth I. LeBlond,  Jessica A. King,  Stacey P. Raj,  Amber Platt,  Aimee N. Thompson,  Katherine T. Baum,  Ralph Salloum, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2019

Physical activity and screen time in children who survived cancer: A report from the Swiss Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Christina Schindera,  Annette Weiss,  Niels Hagenbuch,  Maria Otth,  Tamara Diesch,  Nicolas von der Weid,  Claudia E. Kuehni,  for the Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group (SPOG) , 
  • First Published: 20 November 2019

Metabolic response to exercise in childhood brain tumor survivors: A pilot controlled study

Honoré Papalia,  Emmanuelle Rochette,  Bruno Pereira,  Etienne Merlin,  Justyna Kanold,  Pascale Duché,  the HERCCULE GROUP , 
  • First Published: 18 October 2019

Cognitive mediators of adaptive functioning outcomes in survivors of pediatric brain tumors treated with proton radiotherapy

Alexandra K. Roth,  M. Douglas Ris,  Jessica Orobio,  Judy Xue,  Anita Mahajan,  Arnold C. Paulino,  David Grosshans,  M. Fatih Okcu,  Murali Chintagumpala,  Lisa S. Kahalley, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

TRANSPLANTATION

RESEARCH ARTICLE

The impact of total body irradiation-based regimens on outcomes in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Brian D. Friend,  Mara Bailey-Olson,  Alexis Melton,  Kristin A. Shimano,  Sandhya Kharbanda,  Christine Higham,  Lena E. Winestone,  James Huang,  Elliot Stieglitz,  Christopher C. Dvorak, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Spontaneous remission of infant acute myeloid leukemia with a novel four-way translocation

Nobuhiro Kubo,  Haruko Iwabuchi,  Masaru Imamura,  Akihiko Saitoh,  Chihaya Imai, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2019

Partial response to carboplatin, etoposide phosphate, and atezolizumab in a pediatric patient with high-grade metastatic tumor with rhabdoid and focal neuroendocrine features

Anna Hoppmann,  Adele P. Williams,  Aubrey Coleman,  Clay Tynes,  Grant R. Williams,  Elizabeth Mroczek-Musulman,  Jamie Aye,  Kimberly F. Whelan,  Michael R. Clay,  Sarangarajan Ranganathan,  Elizabeth A. Beierle, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2019

CBFA2T3-GLIS2-positive acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in a patient with Down syndrome

Kenichi Amano,  Nao Takasugi,  Yasuo Kubota,  Yuichi Mitani,  Masahiro Sekiguchi,  Kentaro Watanabe,  Junya Fujimura,  Akira Oka,  Junko Takita,  Mitsuteru Hiwatari, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Congenital disorders of glycosylation as an unusual cause of antithrombin deficiency and elevated thrombin generation

Rida Hasan,  Saima Kayani,  Ayesha Zia, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2019

Brentuximab vedotin monotherapy is an effective treatment in a frail pediatric patient with Down syndrome and classical Hodgkin lymphoma

Julia Vonasek,  Pernille Wendtland Edslev,  Francesco d'Amore,  Henrik Hasle, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2019

Hypomorphic DOCK8 deletion causes hypereosinophilic syndrome

Zahra Aryan,  Mohammad Nabavi,  Mahsima Shabani,  Sevgi Keles,  Samaneh Zoghi,  Talal Chatila,  Nima Rezaei, 
  • First Published: 20 November 2019

CORRIGENDUM

Free Access

Corrigendum

  • First Published: 20 November 2019