Sentences with phrase «in pediatric oncology patients»

Nebeling LC, Miraldi F, Shurin SB, Lerner E. Effects of a ketogenic diet on tumor metabolism and nutritional status in pediatric oncology patients: Two case reports.

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The patients were enrolled in clinical trials sponsored by St. Jude or the Children's Oncology Group, an international clinical trials group focused exclusively on pediatric cancer.

Dr. Deatrick worked with colleagues and patients treated at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, including Wendy Hobbie, MSN, CRNP who also provides leadership in the School's nurse practitioner concentration that focuses on pediatric oncology.

Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is a commonly used modality to ensure treatment accuracy in the management of pediatric tumors; however, consensus recommendations are needed in order to guide clinical decisions on the use of IGRT in treating pediatric patients, according to a study published in the September - October 2014 issue of Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), the official clinical practice journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

Because a large portion of pediatric oncology and stem cell transplant patients» care occurs in ambulatory settings, the consortium is now focusing on understanding and reducing CLABSIs that originate in the home, between outpatient clinic visits.

Families travel to Mott from around the country, and patients are referred to us from every other pediatric oncology center in the state for second opinions, or for enrollment into one of our many innovative experimental clinical trials.

Removal of a fifth course of chemotherapy containing cytarabine resulted in worse overall survival and disease - free survival in pediatric patients with low - risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to the results (abstract 10515) of a pooled analysis of two Children's Oncology Group (COG) trials presented at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held June 2 — 6 in Chicago.

The use of minimal residual disease (MRD) provided a more objective measure of induction failure in patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) than did morphology, according to the results of a study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Pediatric Oncology Program has an active research program in pediatric neuroblastoma, with several novel protocols developed for the treatment of patients who have failed primary therapy.

Arsenic trioxide (ATO) consolidation was well tolerated in pediatric patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) and allowed for significant reductions in cumulative anthracycline doses, according to the results of the Children's Oncology Group AAML0631 trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

It brings together pediatric medical and surgical oncology experts from Children's National Health System and pediatric radiation oncology experts from the Kimmel Cancer Center to provide comprehensive pediatric cancer care, including clinical trials, to patients in the region.

Our groundbreaking Pediatric Mi - Oncoseq Program is an internationally known precision oncology program focusing on the genetic analysis of pediatric cancer patients including in children with malignant brain tumors, and determines whether targeted treatments may be available based upon their personalized tumor genomic sequencing profiles.

These initial findings have paved the way to expand the program into a more comprehensive pediatric precision oncology program that researchers expect to launch in 2016, which will include offering sequencing to pediatric cancer patients diagnosed at other hospitals.

I am truly humbled to be named the Embrace Kids Foundation Chair in Pediatric Hematology / Oncology established in Dr. Kamen's memory, so that I can continue to carry his vision forward in advancing pediatric cancer research and keeping that «human» connection in treating the «whole» patient and not just the disease,» reflects Cole.

While the therapeutic benefits of animal - assisted therapy for patients with cancer have long been shared anecdotally by doctors, patients, caregivers, and animal - handlers, there has been limited hard evidence to substantiate these claims and no rigorous evaluations about how to best implement animal - assisted therapy in pediatric oncology settings.

While therapy dog programs are common in children's hospitals across the country, and therapeutic benefits of animal - assisted therapy for patients with cancer have long been shared anecdotally by doctors, patients, families and therapy dog owners, there has been limited hard evidence to substantiate these claims and no rigorous evaluations about how to best implement animal - assisted therapy in pediatric oncology settings.

A Georgetown University graduate, Ann specialized in training therapy dog teams while visiting pediatric oncology patients with her four therapy dogs.

As a pediatric oncology patient at East Tennessee Children's Hospital, she enjoyed getting visits from dogs in the pet - assisted therapy program while her own four - legged family members waited for her return at home.

«This important research will measure the impact of animal - assisted therapy on pediatric oncology patients and their families, thus furthering the fields of research on human - animal interaction and integrated therapies for conditions such as cancer in children,» said J. Michael McFarland, DVM, Diplomate ABVP and Group Director of Veterinary Medical Services & Corporate Citizenship for Pfizer Animal Health.

The 101 medical malpractice lawsuits reportedly arose in 1998 after university hospital officials disclosed that many pediatric oncology patients were likely not provided with the newest or most effective treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia during a seven - year period.

Graduate Practical Nurse — Duties & Responsibilities Accumulate 678 clinical hours in medical / surgical, cardio vascular, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, pediatric oncology, and outpatient care at the Veteran's Administration Obtain and maintain federal clearance to work with VA staff and patients Assist more than 200 RN's, Charge RN's, CNA's, and physicians Perform intake, preoperative clearance, history and physical, EKGs, lab tests, discharge, and follow - up Assess, diagnose, and treat sprains, strains, lacerations, and other physical injuries Responsible for IV line insertion, blood product administration, and medication Determine severity of patient condition and promptly refer to specialists when appropriate Develop and administer disease management plan ensuring high quality, comprehensive care Provide acute episodic and chronic care to adult and pediatric populations Facilitate case management, consultation, and interdisciplinary patient care Educate patients in healthy diets, exercise, smoking cessation, and overall positive lifestyles Maintain working knowledge of current medical technology, procedures, and standards of care Proven ability to remain calm and levelheaded in high pressure, emergency care situations Perform administrative functions including phones, data entry, and other tasks as needed Perform all duties in a positive, professional, and courteous manner