Pediatric cancer survivorship research: experience of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

WM Leisenring, AC Mertens, GT Armstrong… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) is a comprehensive multicenter study
designed to quantify and better understand the effects of pediatric cancer and its treatment …

High-risk populations identified in Childhood Cancer Survivor Study investigations: implications for risk-based surveillance

MM Hudson, DA Mulrooney, DC Bowers… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Childhood cancer survivors often experience complications related to cancer and its
treatment that may adversely affect quality of life and increase the risk of premature death …

Dose-intensified compared with standard chemotherapy for nonmetastatic Ewing sarcoma family of tumors: a Children's Oncology Group Study

L Granowetter, R Womer, M Devidas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Purpose The Ewing sarcoma family of tumors (ESFT) is a group of malignant tumors of soft
tissue and bone sharing a chromosomal translocation affecting the EWS locus. The …

Prognostic factors and outcomes for osteosarcoma: an international collaboration

EE Pakos, AD Nearchou, RJ Grimer… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
We aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of traditional clinical predictors in
osteosarcoma through an international collaboration of 10 teams of investigators (2680 …

Long-term outcomes in survivors of neuroblastoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

C Laverdière, Q Liu, Y Yasui, PC Nathan… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background The 5-year survival rate for individuals with neuroblastoma is approaching
70%. Few data exist, however, on the long-term outcomes of these patients, who are often …

Treatment and outcome of radiation-induced soft-tissue sarcomas at a specialist institution

SJ Neuhaus, N Pinnock, V Giblin, C Fisher… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Radiation-induced sarcoma (RIS) is a rare late complication of therapeutic
irradiation with a reputation for aggressive pathology and poor outcome. METHODS: We …

Late effects of treatment for Wilms tumor

KD Wright, DM Green, NC Daw - Pediatric hematology and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Advancements in surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have greatly improved the cures
rates for children with Wilms tumor. However, a number of therapy-related late effects have …

Treatment and outcome of giant cell tumors of the pelvis: 20 cases followed for 1 to 11 years

M Balke, A Streitbuerger, T Budny, M Henrichs… - Acta …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background and purpose Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of bone rarely affect the pelvis. We report
on 20 cases that have been treated at our institution during the last 20 years. Methods 20 …

Aspirin decreases the prevalence and severity of heterotopic ossification after 1-stage bilateral total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthrosis

D Bek, B Beksaç, AG Della Valle, TP Sculco… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a frequent complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA). We
retrospectively evaluated the prevalence and severity of HO in patients with osteoarthrosis …

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the sinonasal tract

CP Wang, YL Chang, LL Ting, TL Yang… - Head & Neck …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Sinonasal malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is rare. Methods Twenty‐five
patients were registered with a diagnosis of sinonasal MFH at our hospital in the past 30 …