The need for tumor surveillance of children and adolescents with cancer predisposition syndromes: A retrospective cohort study in a tertiary-care children's hospital

S Huber, M Schimmel, D Dunstheimer… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Expert recommendations for the management of tumor surveillance in children with a variety
of cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS) are available. We aimed (1) at identifying and …

Recognizing and managing children with a pediatric cancer predisposition syndrome: a guide for the pediatrician

SA Coury, KA Schneider, J Schienda… - Pediatric Annals, 2018 - journals.healio.com
It is estimated that at least 8% to 10% of children diagnosed with cancer have an inherited
cancer predisposition syndrome. Pediatricians may be called upon to (1) identify children …

Genetic testing and tumor surveillance for children with cancer predisposition syndromes

A Rao, J Rothman, KE Nichols - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Advances in the understanding of cancer predisposition and implementation of standardized
cancer surveillance protocols have improved the outcome for certain patients. Future …

Childhood Cancer Predisposition: An Overview for the General Pediatrician

L Kagami, S Baldino, SP MacFarland - Pediatric Annals, 2022 - journals.healio.com
Cancer predisposition syndromes (CPS), or genetic syndromes leading to increased cancer
risk, are responsible for at least 10% of all childhood cancers. With advances in both tumor …

Cancer predisposing syndromes in childhood and adolescence pose several challenges necessitating interdisciplinary care in dedicated programs

S Kaffai, D Angelova-Toshkin, AB Weins… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Genetic disposition is a major etiologic factor in childhood cancer. More than
100 cancer predisposing syndromes (CPS) are known. Surveillance protocols seek to …

Effective identification of cancer predisposition syndromes in children with cancer employing a questionnaire

M Schwermer, A Behnert, B Dörgeloh, T Ripperger… - Familial Cancer, 2021 - Springer
Approximately 10% of children with newly diagnosed cancer have a cancer predisposition
syndrome (CPS). The optimal diagnostic approach to identify them among children …

The future of surveillance in the context of cancer predisposition: through the murky looking glass

D Malkin, KE Nichols, JD Schiffman, SE Plon… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
At least 10% of children with cancer harbor a disease-associated pathogenic variant in a
known cancer predisposition gene. It is widely accepted that pathogenic variants affecting …

Performance of Tumor Surveillance for Children With Cancer Predisposition

A Blake, MR Perrino, CE Morin, L Taylor… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Pediatric oncology patients are increasingly recognized as having an underlying
cancer predisposition syndrome (CPS). Surveillance is often recommended to detect new …

Updates on progress in cancer screening for children with hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes

SP Rednam - Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Significant strides have been made in cancer surveillance for children with hereditary cancer
predisposition syndromes. A continued emphasis on consensus-driven screening …

Precision Medicine

FS Dela Cruz, W Alperstein - Pediatric annals, 2022 - journals.healio.com
In this issue of Pediatric Annals, we endeavored to provide a series of reviews to provide the
general practitioner with a broad overview of the concepts behind precision medicine as it …