Gita V MasseySummaryAffiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University Country: USA Publications
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Continuous lidocaine infusion for the relief of refractory malignant pain in a terminally ill pediatric cancer patientGita V Massey
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology Oncology, Children s Medical Center, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 24:566-8. 2002..Intravenous lidocaine may be an effective alternative to opioids in the treatment of refractory malignant pain in the pediatric patient with terminal cancer...
Transient leukemia in newborns with Down syndromeGita V Massey
Department of Pediatrics, VCU Health System, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 44:29-32. 2005..We summarize here the known clinical, biological, and cytogenetic features of TL associated with DS...
A prospective study of the natural history of transient leukemia (TL) in neonates with Down syndrome (DS): Children's Oncology Group (COG) study POG-9481Gita V Massey
Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, PO Box 980121, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Blood 107:4606-13. 2006..Ongoing collaborative clinical studies are needed to determine the optimal role of chemotherapy for infants at risk for increased mortality or disease recurrence and to further the knowledge of the unique biologic features of this TL...
Incidence and treatment of potentially lethal diseases in transient leukemia of Down syndrome: Pediatric Oncology Group StudyFawaz Al-Kasim
Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 24:9-13. 2002..In all these patients, the disease resolved. It is concluded that potentially lethal disease is relatively common in TL, and the available evidence suggests that these diseases are responsive to low-dose Ara-C therapy...
Cardiomyopathy in children with Down syndrome treated for acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Children's Oncology Group Study POG 9421MAUREEN M O'BRIEN
Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Lucile Packard Children s Hospital, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
J Clin Oncol 26:414-20. 2008..To determine the outcomes, with particular attention to toxicity, of children with Down syndrome (DS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated on Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) protocol 9421...
