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Bruce CrooksAssociate Professor of Paediatric Hematology/Oncology, Dalhousie University Verified email at iwk.nshealth.ca Cited by 1970 |
[HTML][HTML] Alterations in ALK/ROS1/NTRK/MET drive a group of infantile hemispheric gliomas
…, A Oviedo, PD McNeely, B Crooks… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Infant gliomas have paradoxical clinical behavior compared to those in children and adults:
low-grade tumors have a higher mortality rate, while high-grade tumors have a better …
low-grade tumors have a higher mortality rate, while high-grade tumors have a better …
Cidofovir for cytomegalovirus infection and disease in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients
A retrospective study was performed to collect information regarding efficacy and toxicity of
cidofovir (CDV) in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients. Data were available on 82 patients…
cidofovir (CDV) in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients. Data were available on 82 patients…
[HTML][HTML] Alterations in ALK/ROS1/NTRK/MET drive a group of infantile hemispheric gliomas
…, A Oviedo, PD McNeely, B Crooks… - Nature …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infant gliomas have paradoxical clinical behavior compared to those in children and adults:
low-grade tumors have a higher mortality rate, while high-grade tumors have a better …
low-grade tumors have a higher mortality rate, while high-grade tumors have a better …
Survival benefit for individuals with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency undergoing surveillance
…, S Chiaravalli, S Constantini, B Crooks… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD) is a lethal cancer
predisposition syndrome characterized by early-onset synchronous and metachronous …
predisposition syndrome characterized by early-onset synchronous and metachronous …
Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors: a Canadian pediatric brain tumor consortium report
Introduction Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors (SPNET) are rare tumors
accounting for only 2.5% of childhood brain tumors. The purpose of this study was to describe the …
accounting for only 2.5% of childhood brain tumors. The purpose of this study was to describe the …
Germline-driven replication repair-deficient high-grade gliomas exhibit unique hypomethylation patterns
…, S Lindhorst, M Yalon, G Mason, B Crooks… - Acta …, 2020 - Springer
Replication repair deficiency (RRD) leading to hypermutation is an important driving
mechanism of high-grade glioma (HGG) occurring predominantly in the context of germline …
mechanism of high-grade glioma (HGG) occurring predominantly in the context of germline …
Medulloblastoma in the second decade of life: a specific group with respect to toxicity and management: a Canadian Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study
BACKGROUND Most reported data of chemoradiotherapy protocols for the treatment of
medulloblastoma describe children who were treated in the first decade of life. To consider the …
medulloblastoma describe children who were treated in the first decade of life. To consider the …
Choroid plexus tumors in children less than 36 months: the Canadian Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (CPBTC) experience
…, AS Carret, C Fryer, J Brossard, B Crooks… - Child's Nervous …, 2011 - Springer
Background Choroid plexus tumors (CPT) are rare pediatric tumors. A population-based study
on choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) and choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) was carried out …
on choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) and choroid plexus papilloma (CPP) was carried out …
Life without mismatch repair
…, IJ Majewski, A Reschke, E Cairney, B Crooks… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Mismatch repair (MMR) is a critical defence against mutation, but we lack quantification of
its activity on different DNA lesions during human life. We performed whole-genome …
its activity on different DNA lesions during human life. We performed whole-genome …
[HTML][HTML] Canadian pediatric neuro-oncology standards of practice
Primary CNS tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in pediatrics. It is essential
to understand treatment trends to interpret national survival data. In Canada, children with …
to understand treatment trends to interpret national survival data. In Canada, children with …