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View our slate of current studies investigating key questions in pediatric surgical oncology.

Current Studies

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Pneumatosis Intestinalis in Pediatric Oncology

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Study Investigators: Andrew Davidoff, MD and Zach Morrison, MD

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Colorectal Cancer in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

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Study Investigators: Danielle Cameron, MD, MPH and Sara Mansfield, MD

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Study Aims:​

  1. Characterize epidemiology and management.

  2. Evaluate practice variation across a variety of care teams.

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Detecting Regional Lymph Node Metastasis in Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Study Investigator: Daniel Rhee MD, MPH

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Pediatric Oncofertility Practices

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Study Investigators: Kristine Corkum, MD and Jonathan Roach, MD

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Study Aims:

  1. Assess current oncofertility resources at PSORC institutions.

  2. Evaluate oncofertility practices and pediatric fertility perseveration procedures for children diagnosed with common extracranial solid tumors at high-risk for treatment-related fertility loss.

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​Pediatric Immature Teratoma

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Study Investigators: Barrie Rich, MD and Deborah Billmire, MD

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules

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Study Investigators: Jennifer Aldrink, MD and Emily Christison-Lagay, MD

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Study Aims:

  1. Assess the performance of TI-RADS with pediatric size modifications.

  2. Evaluate the utility and applicability of molecular testing for indeterminate cytology.

 

 

 

Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Ganglioneuroma

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Study Investigators: Denise Klinker, MD, MEd

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Study Aims:

  1. Determine the current practice management of GN.

  2. Determine outcomes of observation vs resection of GN.

  3. Create a protocol for the management of GN that can be evaluated prospectively.

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Rare Pediatric Renal Tumors

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Study Investigators: Elizabeth Tracy, Harold Lovvorn, Marcus Malek

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Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Neuroblastoma​​

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Study Aims:

  1. Identify associations between patient demographics and short- and long-term outcomes in children with neuroblastoma.

  2. Identify patient and perioperative factors associated with surgical complications and oncologic outcomes following neuroblastoma resection.

  3. Determine the impact of surgical complications on the overall care and outcomes of children with neuroblastoma.

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Perioperative Transfusions (Hepatoblastoma)​​

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Study Aims:

  1. Identify associations between patient demographics and short- and long-term outcomes in children with neuroblastoma.

  2. Identify patient and perioperative factors associated with surgical complications and oncologic outcomes following neuroblastoma resection.

  3. Determine the impact of surgical complications on the overall care and outcomes of children with neuroblastoma.

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The Use of ICG for Solid Malignancies​​

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Study Investigator: Alexander Bondoc, MD​

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