View our slate of current studies investigating key questions in pediatric surgical oncology.
Current Studies
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Long-Term Outcomes and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Genitourinary Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Consortium PIs: Rodrigo Romao, MD, Nicholas Cost, MD, Amanda Buchanan, MD
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Study Aims:
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Describe long-term bowel and bladder and overall health-related quality of life in survivors of GU RMS (bladder / prostate and vagina).
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Describe local control modalities utilized in the treatment of children and adolescents with GU RMS.
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Describe event-free survival and overall survival in children and adolescents with GU RMS.
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Late Effects in Children with Wilms Tumor Treated on the COG ARENO Studies
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Consortium PI: Peter Ehrlich, MD
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Study Aim:
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Describe the late effects observed in adolescent survivors of Wilms tumor who were treated on the AREN renal tumor studies.
The Applicability of Recommendations Resulting from Ultrasonographic BI-RADS Classification in Adolescent Females
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Consortium PIs: Barrie Rich, MD and Sara Mansfield, MD
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Determine if the American College of Radiology Ultrasonographic BI-RADS classification system and its associated treatment recommendations are applicable to adolescent females with breast masses.
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Multimodal Treatment of Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors
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Consortium PIs: Tim Lautz, MD and Roshni Dasgupta, MD, MPH
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Study Aims:
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Determine the comparative survival and treatment-related morbidity of complete cytoreductive surgery, whole abdomen radiation, and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
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Identify how the associated morbidity of treatment components (i.e., complete cytoreductive surgery, whole abdomen radiation, and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy) impact survivors’ quality of life.
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Explore the feelings of parents and patients about the treatment they received and the potential side effects of received treatments.
