Search Results - "TIANNI ZHOU"

Efficacy of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation for Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Trial ACNS0333 by Reddy, Alyssa T, Strother, Douglas R, Judkins, Alexander R, Burger, Peter C, Pollack, Ian F, Krailo, Mark D, Buxton, Allen B, Williams-Hughes, Chris, Fouladi, Maryam, Mahajan, Anita, Merchant, Thomas E, Ho, Ben, Mazewski, Claire M, Lewis, Victor A, Gajjar, Amar, Vezina, Louis-Gilbert, Booth, Timothy N, Parsons, Kerry W, Poss, Vicky L, Zhou, Tianni, Biegel, Jaclyn A, Huang, Annie

“…Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is an aggressive, early-childhood brain tumor without standard effective treatment. To our knowledge, we conducted the…”
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Conformal Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Ependymoma, Chemotherapy for Incompletely Resected Ependymoma, and Observation for Completely Resected, Supratentorial Ependymoma by Merchant, Thomas E, Bendel, Anne E, Sabin, Noah D, Burger, Peter C, Shaw, Dennis W, Chang, Eric, Wu, Shengjie, Zhou, Tianni, Eisenstat, David D, Foreman, Nicholas K, Fuller, Christine E, Anderson, Edwina Templeton, Hukin, Juliette, Lau, Ching C, Pollack, Ian F, Laningham, Fred H, Lustig, Robert H, Armstrong, Floyd D, Handler, Michael H, Williams-Hughes, Chris, Kessel, Sandra, Kocak, Mehmet, Ellison, David W, Ramaswamy, Vijay

“…The Children's Oncology Group trial ACNS0121 estimated event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival for children with intracranial ependymoma treated with…”
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Randomized Study of Two Chemotherapy Regimens for Treatment of Low-Grade Glioma in Young Children: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group by ATER, Joann L, ZHOU, Tianni, VEZINA, Gilbert, WISOFF, Jeffrey H, POLLACK, Ian F, HOLMES, Emiko, MAZEWSKI, Claire M, BOOTH, Timothy N, FREYER, David R, LAZARUS, Ken H, PACKER, Roger J, PRADOS, Michael, SPOSTO, Richard

“…PURPOSE Surgery is curative therapy for pediatric low-grade gliomas (LGGs) in areas of the brain amenable to complete resection. However, LGGs located in areas…”
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High-Risk Medulloblastoma: A Pediatric Oncology Group Randomized Trial of Chemotherapy Before or After Radiation Therapy (POG 9031) by TARBELL, Nancy J, FRIEDMAN, Henry, POLKINGHORN, William R, YOCK, Torunn, TIANNI ZHOU, ZHENGJIA CHEN, BURGER, Peter, BARNES, Patrick, KUN, Larry

“…To compare event-free survival (EFS) in children with high-risk medulloblastoma randomly assigned to receive either chemotherapy before radiation or…”
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Outcome of Children With Metastatic Medulloblastoma Treated With Carboplatin During Craniospinal Radiotherapy: A Children's Oncology Group Phase I/II Study by JAKACKI, Regina I, BURGER, Peter C, FITZ, Charles, VEZINA, Gilbert, HILDEN, Joanne, POLLACK, Ian F, TIANNI ZHOU, HOLMES, Emiko J, KOCAK, Mehmet, ONAR, Arzu, GOLDWEIN, Joel, MEHTA, Minesh, PACKER, Roger J, TARBELL, Nancy

“…We evaluated the feasibility of administering carboplatin as a radiosensitizer during craniospinal radiation therapy (CSRT) to patients with high-risk…”
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Pilot Study of Intensive Chemotherapy With Peripheral Hematopoietic Cell Support for Children Less Than 3 Years of Age With Malignant Brain Tumors, the CCG-99703 Phase I/II Study. A Report From the Children's Oncology Group by Cohen, Bruce H., MD, Geyer, J. Russell, MD, Miller, Douglas C., MD, Curran, John G., MD, Zhou, Tianni, PhD, Holmes, Emi, MS, Ingles, Sue Ann, PhD, Dunkel, Ira J., MD, Hilden, Joanne, MD, Packer, Roger J., MD, Pollack, Ian F., MD, Gajjar, Amar, MD, Finlay, Jonathan L., MB, ChB

“…Abstract Background The primary goals of the Children's Cancer Group 99703 study were to assess the feasibility and tolerability of—as well as the response…”
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Motexafin-Gadolinium and Involved Field Radiation Therapy for Intrinsic Pontine Glioma of Childhood: A Children's Oncology Group Phase 2 Study by Bradley, Kristin A., MD, Zhou, Tianni, PhD, McNall-Knapp, Rene Y., MD, Jakacki, Regina I., MD, Levy, Adam S., MD, Vezina, Gilbert, MD, Pollack, Ian F., MD

“…Purpose To evaluate the effects on 1-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) of combining motexafin and gadolinium (MGd), a potent…”
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The prognostic value of histological grading of posterior fossa ependymomas in children: a Children's Oncology Group study and a review of prognostic factors by Tihan, Tarik, Zhou, Tianni, Holmes, Emi, Burger, Peter C, Ozuysal, Sema, Rushing, Elisabeth J

“…We performed a retrospective analysis of 96 pediatric posterior fossa ependymomas in order to determine the prognostic value of histological grade based on the…”
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Induction Chemotherapy and Conformal Radiation Therapy for Very Young Children With Nonmetastatic Medulloblastoma: Children's Oncology Group Study P9934 by ASHLEY, David M, MERCHANT, Thomas E, BUXTON, Allen, GEYER, Russell, KUN, Larry E, COLEMAN, Lee, POLLACK, Ian F, STROTHER, Douglas, TIANNI ZHOU, DUFFNER, Patricia, BURGER, Peter C, MILLER, Douglas C, LYON, Nancy, BONNER, Melanie J, MSALL, Michael

“…P9934 was a prospective trial of systemic chemotherapy, second surgery, and conformal radiation therapy (CRT) limited to the posterior fossa and primary site…”
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IDH1 mutations are common in malignant gliomas arising in adolescents: a report from the Children's Oncology Group by Pollack, Ian F, Hamilton, Ronald L, Sobol, Robert W, Nikiforova, Marina N, Lyons-Weiler, Maureen A, LaFramboise, William A, Burger, Peter C, Brat, Daniel J, Rosenblum, Marc K, Holmes, Emiko J, Zhou, Tianni, Jakacki, Regina I

“…Purpose Recent studies have demonstrated a high frequency of IDH mutations in adult “secondary” malignant gliomas arising from preexisting lower grade lesions,…”
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Predicting Relapse in Patients With Medulloblastoma by Integrating Evidence From Clinical and Genomic Features by TAMAYO, Pablo, CHO, Yoon-Jae, POMEROY, Scott L, MESIROV, Jill P, TSHERNIAK, Aviad, GREULICH, Heidi, AMBROGIO, Lauren, SCHOUTEN-VAN MEETEREN, Netteke, TIANNI ZHOU, BUXTON, Allen, KOOL, Marcel, MEYERSON, Matthew

“…Despite significant progress in the molecular understanding of medulloblastoma, stratification of risk in patients remains a challenge. Focus has shifted from…”
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Second Solid Malignancies Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Diagnosed With Malignant Bone Tumors After 1976 : Follow-Up of a Children's Oncology Group Cohort by GOLDSBY, Robert, BURKE, Cynthia, NAGARAJAN, Rajaram, TIANNI ZHOU, ZHENGJIA CHEN, MARINA, Neyssa, FRIEDMAN, Debra, NEGLIA, Joseph, CHUBA, Paul, BHATIA, Smita

“…The growing number of individuals surviving childhood cancer has increased the awareness of adverse long-term sequelae. One of the most worrisome complications…”
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Rarity of PTEN deletions and EGFR amplification in malignant gliomas of childhood : results from the Children's Cancer Group 945 cohort by POLLACK, Ian F, HAMILTON, Ronald L, JAMES, C. David, FINKELSTEIN, Sydney D, BURNHAM, Judith, YATES, Allan J, HOLMES, Emiko J, TIANNI ZHOU, FINLAY, Jonathan L

“…In reporting on molecular studies involving malignant gliomas in adults, authors have noted that deletions of PTEN and amplification of EGFR are common and may…”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Children Treated for High-Grade Gliomas: Children's Oncology Group L991 Final Study Report by SANDS, Stephen Alan, TIANNI ZHOU, O'NEIL, Sharon Helene, PATEL, Sunita K, ALLEN, Jeffrey, MCGUIRE CULLEN, Patsy, KALEITA, Thomas A, NOLL, Robert, SKLAR, Charles, FINLAY, Jonathan Lester

“…High-grade gliomas of the CNS are characterized by poor treatment response and prognosis for long-term survival. The Children's Oncology Group (COG) L991 study…”
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A phase II study of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor, tipifarnib, in children with recurrent or progressive high‐grade glioma, medulloblastoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor, or brainstem glioma: A children's oncology group study by Fouladi, Maryam, Nicholson, H. Stacy, Zhou, Tianni, Laningham, Fred, Helton, Kathleen J., Holmes, Emi, Cohen, Kenneth, Speights, Rose Anne, Wright, John, Pollack, Ian F.

“…BACKGROUND. An open‐label Phase II study of tipifarnib was conducted to evaluate its safety and efficacy in children with recurrent or refractory…”
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One-step approximations for detecting regime changes in the state space model with application to the influenza data by Zhou, Tianni, Shumway, Robert

“…Kim and Nelson [1999. State Space Models with Regime Switching. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA] and others extended the framework of state space models involving…”
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Akt activation is a common event in pediatric malignant gliomas and a potential adverse prognostic marker: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group by Pollack, Ian F., Hamilton, Ronald L., Burger, Peter C., Brat, Daniel J., Rosenblum, Marc K., Murdoch, Geoffrey H., Nikiforova, Marina N., Holmes, Emiko J., Zhou, Tianni, Cohen, Kenneth J., Jakacki, Regina I.

“…Aberrant activation of Akt is a common finding in adult malignant gliomas, resulting in most cases from mutations or deletions involving PTEN , which allows…”
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Histology Predicts a Favorable Outcome in Young Children With Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group by LEARY, Sarah E. S, TIANNI ZHOU, HOLMES, Emiko, RUSSEL GEYER, J, MILLER, Douglas C

“…Contemporary therapy for medulloblastoma results in adverse neurocognitive effects on young children, particularly those under the age of 3. Stratification of…”
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Mismatch repair deficiency is an uncommon mechanism of alkylator resistance in pediatric malignant gliomas: A report from the children's oncology group by Pollack, Ian F., Hamilton, Ronald L., Sobol, Robert W., Nikiforova, Marina N., Nikiforov, Yuri E., Lyons-Weiler, Maureen A., LaFramboise, William A., Burger, Peter C., Brat, Daniel J., Rosenblum, Marc K., Gilles, Floyd H., Yates, Allan J., Zhou, Tianni, Cohen, Kenneth J., Finlay, Jonathan L., Jakacki, Regina I.

“…Background Alkylating agents are commonly used in the treatment of childhood malignant gliomas. Overexpression of O6‐methylguanine‐DNA methyltransferase (MGMT)…”
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Etoposide, vincristine, and cyclosporin A with standard-dose radiation therapy in newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic brainstem gliomas: A pediatric oncology group phase I study by Greenberg, Mark L., Fisher, Paul G., Freeman, Carolyn, Korones, David N., Bernstein, Mark, Friedman, Henry, Blaney, Susan, Hershon, Linda, Zhou, Tianni, Chen, Zhengjia, Kretschmar, Cynthia

“…Background Brainstem gliomas (BSGs) are resistant to all therapy. Based on their imaging characteristics, we postulated that inhibition of P‐glycoprotein…”
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