Maral Adel Fahmideh, PhD; Michael E. Scheurer, PhD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine Introduction Primary brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and the leading cause of cancer mortality in this population. Pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) are heterogeneous in histopathology, molecular features, and prognosis, and they are classified into two major categories including …
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine Susan M. Blaney, M.D., is the Elise C. Young Chair of Pediatric Oncology and the Director of Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children’s Hospital. She has served as the Vice Chair of the Children’s …
John Y.H. Kim, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Pediatrics became the focus of my clinical interests because of its intrinsic orientation toward developmental issues. I have since had the great fortune of serving children and their families who have charged me with my life’s work. No group of patients and families appeared to …
Stephen C. Mack, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s one-year study, final summary We are grateful for support provided by the CBTF and funders that have allowed us to pursue our project on the characterizing “The Role of MOS Proto-Oncogene in H3.3K27M Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma”. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) remains a fatal …
Dr. Jack Su, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine When I first chose pediatric oncology for my fellowship, invariably I was asked the question “Why would you want to take care of children with cancer?” Now that my career has evolved to working with children with brain tumors, I am still …
