Search Results - "Packer, R. J."

CNS germ cell tumor (CNSGCT) of childhood: Presentation and delayed diagnosis by CRAWFORD, J. R, SANTI, M. R, VEZINA, G, MYSEROS, J. S, KEATING, R. F, LAFOND, D. A, ROOD, B. R, MACDONALD, T. J, PACKER, R. J

“…To describe the relationship between symptomatology and time to diagnosis of an institutional series of patients with CNS germ cell tumor (CNSGCT) over a…”
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Optic pathway gliomas in children with neurofibromatosis 1: consensus statement from the NF1 Optic Pathway Glioma Task Force by Listernick, R, Louis, D N, Packer, R J, Gutmann, D H

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Plexiform neurofibromas in NF1: Toward biologic-based therapy by PACKER, R. J, GUTMANN, D. H, RUBENSTEIN, A, VISKOCHIL, D, ZIMMERMAN, R. A, VEZINA, G, SMALL, J, KORF, B

“…Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common neurogenetic diseases affecting adults and children. Neurofibromas are one of the most common of the…”
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Phase I study of thalidomide for the treatment of plexiform neurofibroma in neurofibromatosis 1 by GUPTA, A, COHEN, B. H, RUGGIERI, P, PACKER, R. J, PHILLIPS, P. C

“…An open-label phase I trial of thalidomide (TL) in 20 patients with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) treated symptomatic plexiform neurofibroma (PNF). TL was well…”
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Treatment of Children With Medulloblastomas With Reduced-Dose Craniospinal Radiation Therapy and Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Children's Cancer Group Study by PACKER, R. J, GOLDWEIN, J, BOYETT, J. M, NICHOLSON, H. S, VEZINA, L. G, ALLEN, J. C, RIS, M. D, MURASZKO, K, RORKE, L. B, WARA, W. M, COHEN, B. H

“…Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood. After treatment with surgery and radiation therapy, approximately 60% of children with…”
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Metastasis Stage, Adjuvant Treatment, and Residual Tumor Are Prognostic Factors for Medulloblastoma in Children: Conclusions From the Children's Cancer Group 921 Randomized Phase III Study by ZELTZER, P. M, BOYETT, J. M, WISOFF, J. H, GEYER, J. R, MCGUIRE-CULLEN, P, STEHBENS, J. A, SHURIN, S. B, PACKER, R. J, FINLAY, J. L, ALBRIGHT, A. L, RORKE, L. B, MILSTEIN, J. M, ALLEN, J. C, STEVENS, K. R, STANLEY, P, HAO LI

“…From 1986 to 1992, "eight-drugs-in-one-day" (8-in-1) chemotherapy both before and after radiation therapy (XRT) (54 Gy tumor/36 Gy neuraxis) was compared with…”
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Central nervous system atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors of infancy and childhood : definition of an entity by RORKE, L. B, PACKER, R. J, BIEGEL, J. A

“…Clinical and pathological features of 52 infants and children with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (ATT/RhT) of the central nervous system are defined. This…”
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Carboplatin and vincristine chemotherapy for children with newly diagnosed progressive low-grade gliomas by PACKER, R. J, ATER, J, REAMAN, G, BOYETT, J. M, ALLEN, J, PHILLIPS, P, GEYER, R, NICHOLSON, H. S, JAKACKI, R, KURCZYNSKI, E, NEEDLE, M, FINLAY, J

“…The optimum treatment of nonresectable low-grade gliomas of childhood remains undecided. There has been increased interest in the use of chemotherapy for young…”
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Low-Stage Medulloblastoma: Final Analysis of Trial Comparing Standard-Dose With Reduced-Dose Neuraxis Irradiation by THOMAS, P. R. M, DEUTSCH, M, MULHERN, R, STEHBENS, J. A, LANGSTON, J, STANLEY, P, DUFFNER, P, RORKE, L, CHERLOW, J, FRIEDMAN, H. S, FINLAY, J. L, VIETTI, T. J, KEPNER, J. L, KUN, L. E, BOYETT, J. M, KRISCHER, J, ARONIN, P, ALBRIGHT, L, ALLEN, J. C, PACKER, R. J, LINGGOOD, R

“…To evaluate prospectively the effects on survival, relapse-free survival, and patterns of relapse of reduced-dose (23.4 Gy in 13 fractions) compared with…”
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Outcome for children with supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors treated with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy by Reddy, Alyssa T., Janss, Anna J., Phillips, Peter C., Weiss, Heidi L., Packer, Roger J.

“…BACKGROUND The outcome of a child with a primitive neuroectodermal tumors arising supratentorially (SPNET) is not well characterized and may differ from the…”
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Sirolimus for progressive neurofibromatosis type 1-associated plexiform neurofibromas: a neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium phase II study by Weiss, Brian, Widemann, Brigitte C, Wolters, Pamela, Dombi, Eva, Vinks, Alexander, Cantor, Alan, Perentesis, John, Schorry, Elizabeth, Ullrich, Nicole, Gutmann, David H, Tonsgard, James, Viskochil, David, Korf, Bruce, Packer, Roger J, Fisher, Michael J

“…Plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors that arise in one-third of individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). They may…”
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Congenital myasthenic syndrome caused by low-expressor fast-channel AChR δ subunit mutation by SHEN, X.-M, OHNO, K, FUKUDOME, T, TSUJINO, A, BRENGMAN, J. M, DE VIVO, D. C, PACKER, R. J, ENGEL, A. G

“…To determine the molecular basis of a disabling congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) observed in two related and one unrelated Arab kinship. CMS can arise from…”
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Survival and prognostic factors following radiation therapy and chemotherapy for ependymomas in children : a report of the Children's Cancer Group by ROBERTSON, P. L, ZELTZER, P. M, FINLAY, J. L, STEVENS, K. R, MILSTEIN, J. M, PACKER, R. J, WISOFF, J, BOYETT, J. M, RORKE, L. B, ALLEN, J. C, GEYER, J. R, STANLEY, P, HAO LI, ALBRIGHT, A. L, MCGUIRE-CULLEN, P

“…Ependymomas in children continue to generate controversy regarding their histological diagnosis and grading. optimal management, and possible prognostic…”
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Current neurosurgical management and the impact of the extent of resection in the treatment of malignant gliomas of childhood : A report of the Children's Cancer Group Trial No. CCG-945 by WISOFF, J. H, BOYETT, J. M, PACKER, R. J, FINLAY, J. L, BERGER, M. S, BRANT, C, HAO LI, YATES, A. J, MCGUIRE-CULLEN, P, TURSKI, P. A, SUTTON, L. N, ALLEN, J. C

“…One hundred seventy-two children with high-grade astrocytomas were treated by members of the Children's Cancer Group in a prospective randomized trial designed…”
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MRI Features of Histologically Diagnosed Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastomas in Correlation with Molecular Diagnoses and Outcomes: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group ACNS0332 Trial by Jaju, A, Hwang, E I, Kool, M, Capper, D, Chavez, L, Brabetz, S, Billups, C, Li, Y, Fouladi, M, Packer, R J, Pfister, S M, Olson, J M, Heier, L A

“…Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors and pineoblastomas have traditionally been grouped together for treatment purposes. Molecular profiling of…”
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Treatment of pediatric cerebral radiation necrosis: a systematic review by Drezner, N., Hardy, K. K., Wells, E., Vezina, G., Ho, C. Y., Packer, R. J., Hwang, E. I.

“…Cerebral radiation necrosis (CRN) is a toxicity of radiation therapy that can result in significant, potentially life-threatening neurologic deficits…”
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Remarkable Oxide Ion Conductivity Observed at Low Temperatures in a Complex Superstructured Oxide by Packer, R. J., Skinner, S. J.

“…Fast oxide ion conductivity is observed in a structurally complex material, CeNbO4+d, at remarkably low temperatures (see figure), indicating that a new…”
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Carboplatin and vincristine for recurrent and newly diagnosed low-grade gliomas of childhood by Packer, R J, Lange, B, Ater, J, Nicholson, H S, Allen, J, Walker, R, Prados, M, Jakacki, R, Reaman, G, Needles, M N

“…This study investigates the response rate to and toxicity of carboplatin and vincristine in children with recurrent low-grade gliomas (LGGs) or patients…”
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Outcome for children with medulloblastoma treated with radiation and cisplatin, CCNU, and vincristine chemotherapy by Packer, R J, Sutton, L N, Elterman, R, Lange, B, Goldwein, J, Nicholson, H S, Mulne, L, Boyett, J, D'Angio, G, Wechsler-Jentzsch, K

“…It has previously been reported in a single-institution trial that progression-free survival of children with medulloblastoma treated with radiotherapy and…”
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NF1 plexiform neurofibroma growth rate by volumetric MRI: relationship to age and body weight by Dombi, E, Solomon, J, Gillespie, A J, Fox, E, Balis, F M, Patronas, N, Korf, B R, Babovic-Vuksanovic, D, Packer, R J, Belasco, J, Goldman, S, Jakacki, R, Kieran, M, Steinberg, S M, Widemann, B C

“…To longitudinally analyze changes in plexiform neurofibroma (PN) volume in relation to age and body growth in children and young adults with neurofibromatosis…”
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