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 supportOUTC-08. IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH DATA COLLECTION FOR PEDIATRIC, ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT NEURO-ONCOLOGY PATIENTS IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL CONSORTIA SETTING: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES
Puthenpura V, Bona K, Cooney T, Coven S, Davidson T, Fouladi M, Kline C, Leary S, Mueller S, Green A, Marks A. OUTC-08. IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH DATA COLLECTION FOR PEDIATRIC, ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT NEURO-ONCOLOGY PATIENTS IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL CONSORTIA SETTING: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: i37-i37. PMCID: PMC10260067, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad073.145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuro-oncology patientsMulticenter clinical trialClinical trialsSocial determinantsSocioeconomic statusClinical Trials ConsortiumLong-term complicationsAYA cancer patientsAdverse social determinantsSocioeconomic status dataAdverse SDOHSurvival disparitiesMultidisciplinary careTherapy adherenceToxicity incidenceCancer patientsTrial therapyPersonal socioeconomic statusOutcome disparitiesTrial designSDOHPatientsHealth equityHealth data collectionTrials
2022
Spectrum of qualitative and quantitative imaging of pilomyxoid, intermediate pilomyxoid and pilocytic astrocytomas in relation to their genetic alterations
Fadel SA, von Reppert M, Kazarian E, Omay EZE, Marks A, Linder N, Hoffmann KT, Darbinyan A, Huttner A, Aboian MS. Spectrum of qualitative and quantitative imaging of pilomyxoid, intermediate pilomyxoid and pilocytic astrocytomas in relation to their genetic alterations. Neuroradiology 2022, 65: 195-205. PMID: 35984480, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-022-03027-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilocytic astrocytomaImaging characteristicsADC valuesAggressive imaging characteristicsSuprasellar pilocytic astrocytomaRecurrence/progressionPediatric brain tumorsFrontal white matterWhole-exome sequencingPilomyxoid astrocytomaIntraventricular extensionSuprasellar regionThird ventriclePosterior fossaAtypical locationBrain tumorsWhite matterGrade 1TumorsAstrocytomasDriver mutationsExome sequencingGenetic alterationsPatientsHippocampus
2021
CLRM-03. BGB-290 AND TEMOZOLOMIDE IN TREATING ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE (IDH)1/2-MUTANT GRADE I-IV GLIOMAS – A NOVEL MODEL OF AYA TRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT
Marks A, Bindra R. CLRM-03. BGB-290 AND TEMOZOLOMIDE IN TREATING ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE (IDH)1/2-MUTANT GRADE I-IV GLIOMAS – A NOVEL MODEL OF AYA TRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2021, 3: iv1-iv1. PMCID: PMC8453774, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab112.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult Brain Tumor ConsortiumAYA populationAYA patientsClinical trialsIDH1/2 mutationsPatients ages 13Years of ageInternational clinical trialsYoung adult populationTemozolomide chemotherapyInitial dosingLack of enrollmentGrade IPsychosocial assessmentPARP inhibitor sensitivityUnique cohortDisease processMost trialsGlioma populationInternational trialTrial developmentAdult populationSpecific trialsPatientsTrialsTopographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas
Kazarian E, Marks A, Cui J, Darbinyan A, Tong E, Mueller S, Cha S, Aboian MS. Topographic correlates of driver mutations and endogenous gene expression in pediatric diffuse midline gliomas and hemispheric high-grade gliomas. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 14377. PMID: 34257334, PMCID: PMC8277861, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92943-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasDiffuse midline gliomaPediatric diffuse midline gliomasMidline gliomaGene panel testingDriver mutationsPanel testingTumor board reviewK27M mutationPediatric patientsNormal gene expression patternsH3 K27M-mutationImaging featuresPreoperative MRIEndogenous gene expressionCerebral hemispheresGliomas correlatesNormal brainGene expression patternsMutation testingPatientsTopographic distributionGliomasM mutationIDH1 mutation
2018
The coexistence of lupus erythematosus panniculitis and subcutaneous panniculitislike T-cell lymphoma in the same patient
Wu X, Subtil A, Craiglow B, Watsky K, Marks A, Ko C. The coexistence of lupus erythematosus panniculitis and subcutaneous panniculitislike T-cell lymphoma in the same patient. JAAD Case Reports 2018, 4: 179-184. PMID: 29892661, PMCID: PMC5993551, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
PDTM-25. GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND EVOLUTION OF PEDIATRIC IDH-MUTANT INFILTRATING ASTROCYTOMAS
Bornhorst M, Goecks J, Boue D, Broniscer A, Hwang E, Koschmann C, Marks A, Mody R, Mueller S, Orr B, Packer R, Solomon D, Turner J, Vortmeyer A, Nazarian J, Ho C. PDTM-25. GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND EVOLUTION OF PEDIATRIC IDH-MUTANT INFILTRATING ASTROCYTOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2017, 19: vi195-vi195. PMCID: PMC5692642, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox168.789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTP53 mutationsPediatric gliomasGermline mutationsIDH mutationsLow-grade tumorsHigh-grade tumorsLow mutation burdenYears of ageHigh-grade astrocytomasGermline TP53 mutationsMismatch repair genesIDH-mutant astrocytomasYounger patientsMulti-institution studyEarly lesionsMutation burdenMutant allele frequencyPatientsSporadic casesAstrocytomasTumorsSporadic tumorsAdult counterpartsGenetic susceptibilityLow cellularityLow-Grade Astrocytoma within a Mature Cystic Teratoma in an Adolescent Patient
Yoder N, Marks A, Hui P, Litkouhi B, Cron J. Low-Grade Astrocytoma within a Mature Cystic Teratoma in an Adolescent Patient. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2017, 31: 325-327. PMID: 29107097, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2017.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature cystic teratomaCystic teratomaLow-grade astrocytomasAdolescent patientsMalignant transformationAsymptomatic ovarian cystsCommon ovarian neoplasmsLarger tumor sizeGynecologic tractSubsequent cystectomyPostmenopausal statusFinal pathologyOvarian neoplasmsOvarian cystsTumor sizeRisk factorsGlial tissueGrade astrocytomasAntigen 125Mouse modelSolid tumorsPatientsAstrocytomasTeratomaTrisomy 20
2015
Craniopharyngioma arising in a Rathke's cleft cyst: case report.
Alomari AK, Kelley BJ, Damisah E, Marks A, Hui P, DiLuna M, Vortmeyer A. Craniopharyngioma arising in a Rathke's cleft cyst: case report. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2015, 15: 250-4. PMID: 25555112, DOI: 10.3171/2014.11.peds14370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRathke's cleft cystCleft cystDecreased visual acuityFocal squamous metaplasiaHistological findingsSquamous metaplasiaVisual acuityCase reportRim enhancementSellar lesionsSerial MRIIntracranial tumorsKi-67Histological examinationBRAF mutationsYears durationSellar regionLesion typeLesionsResidual enhancementCraniopharyngiomaMolecular classificationEctodermal lesionsPatientsCysts