2023
Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces to Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer in Therapist-Guided Support Groups: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study
Marks A, Garbatini A, Hieftje K, Puthenpura V, Weser V, Fernandes C. Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces to Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer in Therapist-Guided Support Groups: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e48761. PMID: 37943596, PMCID: PMC10667982, DOI: 10.2196/48761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERYoung adult patientsSupport groupsAdult patientsYoung adultsMean attendance rateSupport group interventionNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesOverall retention rateNon-Hispanic AsiansRare disease populationPeer support groupsFacilitated support groupBone marrow failureMedian ageCommon diagnosisPreliminary efficacyHematologic malignanciesDisease populationLife measuresPatientsFinal intervention sessionTransgender femalesPsychosocial support
2016
Primary spinal myxopapillary ependymoma in the pediatric population: a study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database
Lucchesi KM, Grant R, Kahle KT, Marks AM, DiLuna ML. Primary spinal myxopapillary ependymoma in the pediatric population: a study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2016, 130: 133-140. PMID: 27423644, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-016-2218-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross total resectionOverall survivalSpinal myxopapillary ependymomaMyxopapillary ependymomaSubtotal resectionPatient demographicsPediatric patientsEnd Results (SEER) databaseNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodGoal of treatmentYears of ageLargest survival analysisAdjuvant radiationMean followPatients 21SEER databaseSurgical resectionMedian agePediatric populationResults databaseTumor recurrenceCauda equinaTreatment modalitiesCancer Database