2022
Addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of ovarian immature teratoma: Report from a clinicopathologic consensus conference
Pashankar F, Hanley K, Lockley M, Stoneham S, Nucci MR, Reyes-Múgica M, Elishaev E, Vang R, Veneris J, Rytting H, Olson T, Hazard K, Covens A, Arora R, Billmire D, Al-Ibraheemi A, Ulbright TM, Frazier L, Hirsch MS. Addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of ovarian immature teratoma: Report from a clinicopathologic consensus conference. European Journal Of Cancer 2022, 173: 59-70. PMID: 35863107, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian immature teratomaImmature teratomaGerm cell tumor elementsSerum alpha-fetoproteinGerm cell tumorsYolk sac tumorSerum tumor biomarkersForm of sarcomaTherapeutic dilemmaSac tumorRare subtypeSomatic malignancyCell tumorsNeuroectodermal elementsNeuroectodermal componentConsensus conferenceAlpha-fetoproteinTumor elementsManagement dilemmaAdult womenPractice differencesTumor biomarkersTeratomaTumorsClinicopathologic conference
2020
Imaging Appearance of Nongerminoma Pediatric Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Does Not Discriminate Benign from Malignant Histology
Billmire D, Dicken B, Rescorla F, Ross J, Piao J, Huang L, Krailo M, Pashankar F, Frazier L, Group C. Imaging Appearance of Nongerminoma Pediatric Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Does Not Discriminate Benign from Malignant Histology. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2020, 34: 383-386. PMID: 33316416, PMCID: PMC8096645, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2020.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant ovarian germ cell tumorsMalignant germ cell tumorsGerm cell tumorsOvarian germ cell tumorsCell tumorsOncology GroupMalignant histologyImaging appearancesExtracranial malignant germ cell tumorsNonseminomatous malignant germ cell tumorsOvarian malignant germ cell tumorsSolid appearanceComplete surgical stagingElement of teratomaPediatric ovarian neoplasmsPreoperative serum markersChildren's Oncology GroupPrimary ovarian tumorsYolk sac tumorYears of ageAssociated teratomaTeratoma elementsSurgical stagingMixed histologyMulticenter trial
2018
Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumors; Does Age Matter?
Conter C, Xia C, Gershenson D, Hurteau J, Covens A, Pashankar F, Krailo M, Billmire D, Patte C, Fresneau B, Shaikh F, Stoneham S, Nicholson J, Murray M, Frazier AL. Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumors; Does Age Matter? International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2018, 28: 77-84. PMID: 29194189, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000001149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian yolk sac tumorEvent-free survivalYolk sac tumorOverall survivalSac tumorClinical trialsOvarian germ cell tumorsPreoperative alpha-fetoprotein levelAge cut pointStage IV diseaseAdverse prognostic factorPlatinum-based chemotherapyAlpha-fetoprotein levelsCut pointsGerm cell tumorsPediatric clinical trialsRisk of eventsOptimal cut pointJoint pediatricChemosensitive tumorsChemotherapeutic regimenPrognostic impactPrognostic factorsAdult trialsGynecologic oncologists
2017
Germ Cell Tumors of the Ovary
Matei D, Frazier A, Hurteau J, Pashankar F. Germ Cell Tumors of the Ovary. 2017, 518-532. DOI: 10.1002/9781119196235.ch35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGerm cell tumorsOvarian germ cell tumorsCell tumorsNondysgerminomatous germ cell tumorsPrimitive germ cell tumorsMixed germ cell tumorCornerstone of treatmentYolk sac tumorPrinciples of diagnosisLong-term toxicityQuality of lifeCurrent multidisciplinary approachLonger life expectancyNongestational choriocarcinomaHistological typeSac tumorRare tumorEmbryonal carcinomaMost womenTumorsYoung womenLife expectancyMultidisciplinary approachWomenTreatment
2014
Revised Risk Classification for Pediatric Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on 25 Years of Clinical Trial Data From the United Kingdom and United States
Frazier AL, Hale JP, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Dang H, Olson T, Murray MJ, Amatruda JF, Thornton C, Arul GS, Billmire D, Shaikh F, Pashankar F, Stoneham S, Krailo M, Nicholson JC. Revised Risk Classification for Pediatric Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on 25 Years of Clinical Trial Data From the United Kingdom and United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 33: 195-201. PMID: 25452439, PMCID: PMC4279239, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.58.3369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsAlpha-FetoproteinsBiomarkers, TumorChildChild, PreschoolClinical Trials as TopicDisease-Free SurvivalEndodermal Sinus TumorEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleHumansMaleModels, StatisticalNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUnited KingdomUnited StatesConceptsGerm cell tumorsYolk sac tumorPediatric germ cell tumorsClinical trial dataAlpha-fetoproteinTumor siteOncology GroupCell tumorsMalignant pediatric germ cell tumorsPediatric extracranial germ cell tumorLong-term disease-free survivalEvidence-based risk stratificationExtracranial germ cell tumorsTrial dataPure yolk sac tumorPoor-risk groupStage IV diseaseDisease-free survivalPercentage of patientsChildren's Oncology GroupElevated alpha-fetoproteinPlatinum-based therapyClinical trial organizationsParametric cure modelsLeukemia group