2023 Department of Pediatrics Academic Annual Report

Neoplasia. 2023 Feb 8;37:100880. Recent progress and novel approaches to treating atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. Elizabeth Alva, Jeffrey Rubens, Susan Chi, Tom Rosenberg, Alyssa Reddy, Eric H Raabe, Ashley Margol. Neuro Oncol. 2023 Apr 3;noad066. Multicenter, prospective, phase 2 study of maintenance bevacizumab for children and adults with NF2-related schwannomatosis and progressive vestibular schwannoma. Scott R Plotkin, Jeffrey Allen, Girish Dhall, Jian L Campian, D Wade Clapp, Michael J Fisher, Rakesh K Jain, James Tonsgard, Nicole J Ullrich, Coretta Thomas, Lloyd J Edwards, Bruce Korf, Roger Packer, Matthias A Karajannis, Jaishri O Blakeley. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jul 12;e30567. Children’s Oncology Group’s 2023 blueprint for research: Young investigators. Adam J Esbenshade, Lisa S Kahalley, Birte Wistinghausen, Thomas Cash, Reto M Baertschiger, Sara Zarnegar-Lumley, Adam Green, Girish Dhall; COG Young Investigators Committee. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jul 20;e30575. Children’s Oncology Group 2023 blueprint: Nursing discipline. Sue Zupanec, Teresa Herriage, Wendy Landier; COG Nursing Discipline. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Mar 21;e30288. Children’s Oncology Group KidsCare smartphone application for parents of children with cancer. Wendy Landier, Paula D Campos Gonzalez, Harrison Henneberg, Jocelyn M York, Aman Wadhwa, Kandice Adams, Avi Madan-Swain, Julie Anna Wolfson, Beth Benton, Cindi Seidel, Valencia Slater, Kim Snuggs, Amy Folsom, Jeneane Miller, Kathryn Tomlinson, Susan Zupanec, Smita Bhatia.

Click here for the full list of publications from the division faculty in 2023.

EXTRAMURAL AWARDS, RECOGNITION & LEADERSHIP ROLES

Girish Dhall, M.D., was elected to the American Pediatric Society.

GRANTS AWARDED IN 2023

INVESTIGATOR PROJECT TITLE

SPONSOR

DIRECT AWARDED

Bhatia, Smita

Enhancing 6MP Adherence in Adolescents with ALL: Strategy for Dissemination

Rally Foundation

$50,000

Bhatia, Smita

Understanding Rural Mortality Disparities in Cancer: A Multi-Level Approach

Boston University

$79,901

Bhatia, Smita

Mitigating Long-term Treatment-related Morbidity in Childhood Cancer Survivors

National Cancer Institute/NIH/ DHHS

$666,886

Bhatia, Smita

BMT Survivor Study-2 (BMTSS-2)

National Cancer Institute/NIH/ DHHS

$894,059

Friedman, Gregory Kane

Overcoming the Adverse Microenvironment of Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas

CureSsearch for Children's Cancer

$454,545

Hashizume, Rintaro

Targeted inhibition of EZH2 and BET BRD4 for the treatment of AT/RT

Rally Foundation

$50,000

Hashizume, Rintaro

Targeted inhibition of EZH2 and BET BRD4 for the treatment of AT/RT

Rally Foundation

$50,000

Hashizume, Rintaro

Intranasal Delivery of PDGFRA-Targeted Nanotherapeutics for Treating Pediatric High-Grade Glioma

Matthew Larson Foundation

$75,000

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