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Augmentation of Therapy for Combined Loss of Heterozygosity 1p and 16q in Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor: A Children's Oncology Group AREN0532 and AREN0533 Study Report by Dix, David B, Fernandez, Conrad V, Chi, Yueh-Yun, Mullen, Elizabeth A, Geller, James I, Gratias, Eric J, Khanna, Geetika, Kalapurakal, John A, Perlman, Elizabeth J, Seibel, Nita L, Ehrlich, Peter F, Malogolowkin, Marcio, Anderson, James, Gastier-Foster, Julie, Shamberger, Robert C, Kim, Yeonil, Grundy, Paul E, Dome, Jeffrey S

“…In National Wilms Tumor Study 5 (NWTS-5), tumor-specific combined loss of heterozygosity of chromosomes 1p and 16q (LOH1p/16q) was associated with adverse…”
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Children's Oncology Group's 2013 blueprint for research: Renal tumors by Dome, Jeffrey S., Fernandez, Conrad V., Mullen, Elizabeth A., Kalapurakal, John A., Geller, James I., Huff, Vicki, Gratias, Eric J., Dix, David B., Ehrlich, Peter F., Khanna, Geetika, Malogolowkin, Marcio H., Anderson, James R., Naranjo, Arlene, Perlman, Elizabeth J.

“…Renal malignancies are among the most prevalent pediatric cancers. The most common is favorable histology Wilms tumor (FHWT), which has 5‐year overall survival…”
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Complete resolution of alopecia totalis following chemotherapy for B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by L’Ecuyer, Ariane, Ronsley, Rebecca, Lam, Joseph, Dix, David B.

“…Alopecia totalis (AT) is a cosmetically debilitating chronic disease characterized by non‐scarring hair loss of the entire scalp. The clinical course of AT is…”
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Treatment of Stage IV Favorable Histology Wilms Tumor With Lung Metastases: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group AREN0533 Study by Dix, David B, Seibel, Nita L, Chi, Yueh-Yun, Khanna, Geetika, Gratias, Eric, Anderson, James R, Mullen, Elizabeth A, Geller, James I, Kalapurakal, John A, Paulino, Arnold C, Perlman, Elizabeth J, Ehrlich, Peter F, Malogolowkin, Marcio, Gastier-Foster, Julie M, Wagner, Elizabeth, Grundy, Paul E, Fernandez, Conrad V, Dome, Jeffrey S

“…Purpose The National Wilms Tumor Study (NWTS) treatment of favorable histology Wilms tumor with lung metastases was vincristine/dactinomycin/doxorubicin (DD4A)…”
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Bone Morbidity and Recovery in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Results of a Six‐Year Prospective Cohort Study by Ward, Leanne M, Ma, Jinhui, Lang, Bianca, Ho, Josephine, Alos, Nathalie, Matzinger, Mary Ann, Shenouda, Nazih, Lentle, Brian, Jaremko, Jacob L, Wilson, Beverly, Stephure, David, Stein, Robert, Sbrocchi, Anne Marie, Rodd, Celia, Lewis, Victor, Israels, Sara, Grant, Ronald M, Fernandez, Conrad V, Dix, David B, Cummings, Elizabeth A, Couch, Robert, Cairney, Elizabeth, Barr, Ronald, Abish, Sharon, Atkinson, Stephanie A, Hay, John, Rauch, Frank, Moher, David, Siminoski, Kerry, Halton, Jacqueline

“…ABSTRACT Osteoporotic fractures are a significant cause of morbidity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Our objective was to determine the incidence and…”
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Treatment of children with favorable histology Wilms tumor with extrapulmonary metastases: A report from the COG studies AREN0533 and AREN03B2 and NWTSG study NWTS‐5 by Benedetti, Daniel J., Varela, Carly R., Renfro, Lindsay A., Tornwall, Brett, Dix, David B., Ehrlich, Peter F., Glick, Richard D., Kalapurakal, John, Perlman, Elizabeth, Gratias, Eric, Seibel, Nita L., Geller, James I., Khanna, Geetika, Malogolowkin, Marcio, Grundy, Paul, Fernandez, Conrad V., Dome, Jeffrey S., Mullen, Elizabeth A.

“…Background Patients with stage IV favorable histology Wilms tumor (FHWT) with extrapulmonary metastases (EPM) constitute a small subset of patients with FHWT…”
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Nonoperative Management of Childhood Calvarial Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis by Steinbok, Paul, Cheong, Alexander, Dix, David B., Bhatia, Sanjiv, Handler, Michael H., Limbrick, David D., Niazi, Toba, Price, Angela V., Ragheb, John, Souweidane, Mark, Tamber, Mandeep S., Sandberg, David I.

“…In a prospective series of 17 children with Langerhans-cell histiocytosis of the skull, all the lesions resolved spontaneously by 1 year. This approach…”
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Race and Ethnic Group Enrollment and Outcomes for Wilms Tumor: Analysis of the Current Era Children's Oncology Group Study, AREN03B2 by Lovvorn, 3rd, Harold N, Renfro, Lindsay A, Benedetti, Daniel J, Kotagal, Meera, Phelps, Hannah M, Ehrlich, Peter F, Lo, Andrea C, Sandberg, Jesse K, Treece, Amanda L, Gow, Kenneth W, Glick, Richard D, Davidoff, Andrew M, Cost, Nicholas G, Dix, David B, Fernandez, Conrad V, Dome, Jeffrey S, Geller, James I, Mullen, Elizabeth A

“…To review race and ethnic group enrollment and outcomes for Wilms tumor (WT) across all 4 risk-assigned therapeutic trials from the current era Children's…”
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Association between in-line filtration and Type I hypersensitivity reactions in pediatric oncology patients receiving intravenous etoposide by Ronsley, Rebecca, Jacques, Lisa, Potts, James E., Clement, Kerri, Dix, David B., Mahon, Paula

“…The objective of this study was to describe hypersensitivity reactions with and without the use of in-line filters during intravenous etoposide therapy in…”
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Vertebral Body Reshaping after Fractures: An Important Index of Recovery in Glucocorticoid-Treated Children by Ma, Jinhui, Siminoski, Kerry, Jaremko, Jacob L, Koujok, Khaldoun, Matzinger, Mary Ann, Shenouda, Nazih, Wilson, Nagwa, Cheng, Megan, Alos, Nathalie, Atkinson, Stephanie, Cummings, Elizabeth A, Ho, Josephine, Rodd, Celia, Sbrocchi, Anne Marie, Stein, Robert, Barr, Ronald, Cairney, Elizabeth, Dix, David B, Fernandez, Conrad V, Grant, Ronald, Halton, Jacqueline, Israels, Sara, Laverdière, Caroline, Lewis, Victor A, Cabral, David A, Huber, Adam, Houghton, Kristin, Jurencak, Roman, Lang, Bianca, Larché, Maggie, LeBlanc, Claire M A, Miettunen, Paivi, Roth, Johannes, Scuccimarri, Rosie, Bell, Lorraine, Blydt-Hansen, Tom, Filler, Guido, Feber, Janusz, Phan, Véronique, Smit, Kevin, Rauch, Frank, Ward, Leanne M

“…Abstract Purpose In this 6-year study we identified factors associated with spontaneous vertebral body reshaping in glucocorticoid (GC)-treated children with…”
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Reply to D.M. Green by Dix, David B, Fernandez, Conrad V, Chi, Yueh-Yun, Renfro, Lindsay A, Md, Jeffrey S Dome

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Reductions in Bone Mineral Density Are Apparent Early in Children With Prevalent Osteonecrosis Lesions Following Leukemia Therapy by Halton, Jacqueline M., Ma, Jinui, Babyn, Paul, Matzinger, Mary Ann, Kaste, Sue C., Scharke, Maya, Fernandez, Conrad V., Miettunen, Paivi, Ho, Josephine, Alos, Nathalie, Abish, Sharon, Barr, Ronald, Cairney, Elizabeth, Dix, David B., Grant, Ronald M., Israels, Sara, Lewis, Victor, Wilson, Beverly, Atkinson, Stephanie, Cabral, David, Cummings, Elizabeth, Rodd, Celia, Stein, Robert, Sbrocchi, Anne Marie, Jaremko, Jacob L., Koujok, Khaldoun, Shenouda, Nazih, Rauch, Frank, Siminoski, Kerry, Ward, Leanne M.

“…Osteonecrosis (ON) is a serious complication of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We determined the prevalence of osteonecrotic lesions in our patient…”
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High Incidence of Vertebral Fractures in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 12 Months After the Initiation of Therapy by ALOS, Nathalie, GRANT, Ronald M, CAIRNEY, Elizabeth, COUCH, Robert, DIX, David B, FERNANDEZ, Conrad V, HAY, John, ISRAELS, Sara, LAVERDIERE, Caroline, LENTLE, Brian, LEWIS, Victor, MATZINGER, Maryann, RAMSAY, Timothy, RODD, Celia, SHENOUDA, Nazih, STEIN, Robert, STEPHURE, David, TABACK, Shayne, WILSON, Beverly, WILLIAMS, Kathryn, RAUCH, Frank, SIMINOSKI, Kerry, WARD, Leanne M, HALTON, Jacqueline, CUMMINGS, Elizabeth A, MIETTUNEN, Paivi M, ABISH, Sharon, ATKINSON, Stephanie, BARR, Ronald, CABRAL, David A

“…Vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis are a potential complication of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To date, the incidence of vertebral…”
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Rasch analysis of the PedsQL: an increased understanding of the properties of a rating scale by Amin, Leila, Rosenbaum, Peter, Barr, Ronald, Sung, Lillian, Klaassen, Robert J, Dix, David B, Klassen, Anne

“…Abstract Objective Traditionally, measures have been developed using classical test theory (CTT). This study examines the psychometrics of the PedsQL 4.0…”
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Reply to D.M. Green by Dix, David B, Seibel, Nita L, Chi, Yueh-Yun, Khanna, Geetika, Mullen, Elizabeth A, Geller, James I, Kalapurakal, John A, Ehrlich, Peter F, Malogolowkin, Marcio H, Fernandez, Conrad V, Dome, Jeffrey S

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Successful umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric patients with MDS/AML associated with underlying GATA2 mutations: two case reports and review of literature by Mallhi, Kanwaldeep, Dix, David B., Niederhoffer, Karen Y., Armstrong, Linlea, Rozmus, Jacob

“…Germline GATA2 mutations have been associated with a vast array of clinical manifestations, as well as hematological deficiencies and a propensity to AML or…”
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of megestrol acetate as an appetite stimulant in children with weight loss due to cancer and/or cancer therapy by Cuvelier, Geoff D.E., Baker, Tina J., Peddie, Elaine F., Casey, Linda M., Lambert, Pascal J., Distefano, Dianne S., Wardle, Marlene G., Mychajlunow, Beth A., Romanick, Marcel A., Dix, David B., Wilson, Beverly A.

“…Background Megestrol acetate (MA) is an appetite stimulant with efficacy in promoting weight gain in adults with cancer‐associated anorexia–cachexia. Studies…”
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Factors affecting the delivery of family-centered care in pediatric oncology by Dix, David B., Klassen, Anne F., Papsdorf, Michael, Klaassen, Robert J., Pritchard, Sheila, Sung, Lillian

“…Background The provision of family‐centered care (FCC) emphasizes a partnership between parents and health‐care providers so that families are involved in…”
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Red blood cell morphology reporting: how much is a waste of time? by Ford, Jason C, Milner, Ruth, Dix, David B

“…Red blood cell morphology (RBC-M) reporting is a routine requirement for hospital laboratories when reporting complete blood counts. However, there is little…”
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Multiple intracranial tumors in Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Successful treatment following aggressive supportive care, early cranial radiation, high dose chemotherapy and imatinib by Cuvelier, Geoff D.E., Vitali, Aleksander M., Ford, Jason C., Dix, David B.

“…We report the first case of multiple intracranial tumors (“chloromas”) at diagnosis of Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The…”
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