Pediatric Oncology | Specialty

Initial Treatment Approach in Soft Tissue Sarcoma

November 14th 2017

Common Pitfalls With Treating Soft Tissue Sarcoma

November 14th 2017

Collaboration of Experts in Soft Tissue Sarcoma

November 14th 2017

Ongoing Management Decisions in Soft Tissue Sarcoma

November 14th 2017

Multidisciplinary Team in Soft Tissue Sarcoma

November 14th 2017

How Sarcoma Experts Work With Community Oncologists

November 14th 2017

Histopathological Diagnosis in Soft Tissue Sarcoma

November 14th 2017

Heterogeneity of Soft Tissue Sarcomas

November 14th 2017

Medical Ethics in Pediatric Oncology

November 12th 2017

Everyone, at every level, is checking, rechecking, thinking, researching, asking questions, discussing, analyzing, and trying to help patients.

FDA Approves Dasatinib for Pediatric Ph+ Chronic Phase CML

November 10th 2017

The FDA has approved dasatinib (Sprycel) for the treatment of pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase.

No Benefit With Prolonged Native E. Coli Asparaginase in Pediatric ALL, NHL

October 25th 2017

Treatment with prolonged native E. coli asparaginase therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or non-Hodgkin lymphoma not only failed to improve survival versus the standard regimen, but also resulted in an increase in infections and allergy.

Triplet Regimen Active Against Relapsed/Refractory Pediatric AML

October 25th 2017

The combination of clofarabine, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide reached an overall response rate of 41% in a small study of children and adolescents with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

Dr. Young on Other Options for Managing Bleeding in Children With Cancer

October 23rd 2017

Guy Young, MD, director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program, attending physician, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USC, discusses other options for managing bleeding in children with cancer.

Dr. Young on Using Vitamin K Antagonists in Children With Cancer

October 19th 2017

Guy Young, MD, director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program, attending physician, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USC, discusses using vitamin-K antagonists in children with cancer.

Dr. Young Discusses Using Anticoagulants in Children With Cancer

October 17th 2017

Guy Young, MD, director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program, attending physician, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USC, discusses using anticoagulants in children with cancer.

Reinduction Regimen Effective in Late Marrow-Relapsed Pediatric ALL

October 6th 2017

In the CALL-0603 study of 44 patients with first marrow-relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the second complete remission rate was 72.7% for a chemotherapy regimen that included a reduced dose of idarubicin.

Managing Thromboembolic Events in Pediatric Cancer

September 23rd 2017

Guy Young, MD, discussed the use of anticoagulants in managing thromboembolic events in pediatric cancer.

Dr. Young Discusses Thromboembolic Events in Pediatric Cancer

September 21st 2017

Guy Young, MD, director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program, attending physician, Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USC, discusses the occurrence of thromboembolic events in pediatric cancer.

Update Sustains Tisagenlecleucel Activity in Pediatric ALL

September 20th 2017

Tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) induced a complete remission with complete or incomplete hematologic recovery in 83% of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with acute lymphoblastic lymphoma.

Expert Discusses Strategies for Advancing Pediatric ALL Care

September 20th 2017

The effort to improve outcomes in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia should follow insight provided by next-generation sequencing and appropriate use of minimal residual disease criteria.