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      Miriam B. Garcia Image

      Miriam B. Garcia, D.O.

      Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics

      Present Title & Affiliation

      Primary Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Pediatric Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

      Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

      Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

      Clinical Interests

      Dr. Garcia subspecializes in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma and mature B-cell lymphomas

      Education & Training

      Degree-Granting Education

      2008Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, US, Spanish Minor, Management Major, B.B.A
      2012The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, US, Medicine, D.O

      Postgraduate Training

      2018-2019Advanced Clinical/Research Fellowship, Survivorship/Laboratory Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      2015-2018Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
      2012-2015Clinical Residency, Pediatrics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

      Licenses & Certifications

      2023Georgia Medical License
      2023Florida Medical License
      2023Mississippi Medical License
      2023Oklahoma Medical License
      2023Louisiana Medical License
      2023Alabama Medical License
      2023Tennessee Medical License
      2023Arizona Medical License
      2019American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
      2015American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
      2015Texas Medical License

      Experience & Service

      Faculty Academic Appointments

      Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 2021 - 2022

      Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

      Lead, Pediatric Oncology, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present

      Section Lead for Translational Research, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - Present

      Co-Lead, Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic, The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 2021 - 2022

      Co-Lead, Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic, St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Tampa, Florida, 2019 - 2021

      Other Professional Positions

      Expert Consultant in Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma, theMedNet, 2023 - Present

      Intramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, HOPES, Critical Incidence Debrief Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Member, Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Member, Data and Biospecimen Access Committee (DBAC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Expert member - Pediatrics, Institutional Review Board (IRB) #3, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Expert member - Pediatric Leukemia, Non-OR Procedures Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

      Member, Clinical Trials Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present

      Member, Biospecimen Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present

      Member, Energy Balance Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present

      Member, Leukemia & Lymphoma Research Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present

      Clinical Reviewer, Blood Utilization Committee, The Children's Hospital of San Antonio, 2021 - 2022

      Peer Reviewer for Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Institutional Peer Review Committee, The Children's Hospital of San Antonio, 2021 - 2022

      Moderator, Morbidity and Mortality for Stem Cell Transplant, The Children's Hospital of San Antonio, 2021 - 2022

      Fellow Member, Fellow Selection Committee for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2019

      Member, Energy Balance Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2019

      Member, Survivorship and AYA Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2019

      Resident Member, Resident Selection Committee for Pediatric Residents, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014 - 2015

      Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

      Member, Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators Consortium, POETIC Leukemia Working Group, 2025 - Present

      Member, COG AALL2331, Children's Oncology Group, 2024 - Present

      Member, EPIC2024 Pediatric Oncology RIG, Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital, 2023 - Present

      Member/Moderator, Pediatric Oncology, Morbidity and Mortality Conference Committee, Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital, 2022 - 2024

      Member, Global nLPHL One Working Group (GLOW), The Global nLPHL One Working Group (GLOW) Consortia, 2022 - Present

      Editorial Activities

      Review Editor, OncoDaily Medical Journal, 2025 - Present

      Editor in Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma, CMedEd, Pittman Communications, 2025 - Present

      Honors & Awards

      2024Reviewer of the Month (April), Journal: Translational Pediatrics
      2023MD Anderson Cancer Center Teaching Excellence Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Pediatric Oncology Fellows
      2019Outstanding Trainee Achievement Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2018Children’s Oncology Group Young Investigator Top Abstract, Children's Oncology Group
      2018Bayer Award for Research in Translational Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center
      2017NCI Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Workshop Scholarship, Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer Centers Initiative, National Cancer Institute
      2014Outstanding Poster Presentation, Pediatrics Research Day, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      2011Higher Education Scholarship for the People of the Panhandle and South Plains of Texas, Opportunity Plan, Inc. Scholarship
      2010University of North Texas Health Science Center Student Affairs Scholarship, The University of North Texas Health Science Center
      2010Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship, Hispanic Scholarship Fund
      2009Renaissance Hospital Scholarship, Renaissance Hospital Scholarship Foundation
      2009Russell C. McCaughan, DO Education Scholarship, American Osteopathic Foundation
      2009James O. Royder, DO Scholarship, The University of North Texas Health Science Center
      2008Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Scholarship, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
      2008Renaissance Hospital Scholarship, Renaissance Hospital Scholarship Foundation
      2008Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholarship, Hispanic Scholarship Fund

      Professional Memberships

      Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators’ Consortium

      2025 - Present

      T cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Task Force Children's Oncology Group

      2024 - Present

      Society of Hematologic Oncology

      2022 - Present

      Texas Medical Association

      2019 - 2020

      American Osteopathic Association

      2019 - 2020

      American Society of Clinical Oncology

      2017 - 2018

      American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

      2015 - Present

      Children’s Oncology Group

      2015 - Present

      Sigma Sigma Phi Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity

      2009 - Present

      American Academy of Pediatrics

      2008 - Present

      American Osteopathic Association

      2008 - 2015

      American Medical Association

      2008 - 2015

      Texas Pediatric Society

      2008 - 2015

      Texas Medical Association

      2008 - 2015

      Selected Presentations & Talks

      Local Presentations

      1. 2024. Blinatumomab: the New Standard of Care for Newly Diagnosed B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Invited. Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. Houston, Texas, US.
      2. 2023. Multimodal Characterization of Pediatric AML. Invited. Pediatric Immunotherapy Research Team Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
      3. 2023. Multimodal Characterization of Pediatric AML. Invited. Pediatric Leukemia & Lymphoma Research Team Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
      4. 2022. Neonatal Renal Vein Thrombosis. Invited. Janus Rounds. San Antonio, TX, US.
      5. 2018. Exercise Improves Chemotherapy Delivery in Ewing Sarcoma by Decreasing Vessel Permeability. Conference. MD Anderson Cancer Center Trainee Research Day. Houston, TX, US.

      Regional Presentations

      1. 2025. Blinatumomab - the New Standard for Pediatric B-ALL. Invited. Christus Children's Hospital Educational Seminar in Oncology. San Antonio, Texas, US.

      National Presentations

      1. 2025. Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma: Fundamentals and Advances. Invited. 11th Annual ASTCT Clinical Education Conference. Fort Worth, TX, US.
      2. 2023. Nutrition and the Gut Microbiome in Pediatric Cancer. Invited. Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer Research Education Program, Training Workshop. Westbrook, CT, US.
      3. 2018. Exercise Improves Chemotherapy Delivery in Ewing Sarcoma by Decreasing Vessel Permeability. Conference. Children’s Oncology Group Fall Meeting. Dallas, TX, US.
      4. 2018. Dietary Intake and Micronutrient Deficiency in Children with Cancer. Conference. International Society of Integrative Oncology Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, AZ, US.

      International Presentations

      1. 2025. Nuevas Indicaciones para Blinatumomab en Niños. Conference. Curso Internacional de Actualización en Hematología 2025. Monterrey, MX.
      2. 2018. Dietary Intake and Micronutrient Deficiency in Children with Cancer. Conference. International Society of Integrative Oncology Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, US.

      Formal Peers

      1. 2022. Tumors of the Central Nervous System. Invited. San Antonio, TX, US.
      2. 2021. Tumors of the Central Nervous System. Invited. San Antonio, TX, US.
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      Selected Publications

      Peer-Reviewed Articles

      1. Chohan KL, Feng L, Cochran H, Rosenberg M, Isenalumhe L, Yilmaz E, Kim SH, Tiger YK, Torka P, Flanagan H, Castellino S, Bender JD, Kannaiyan R, Kahla J, DePriest BP, Narvel H, Heneghan MB, Catueno S, Tobon K, Fadul J, Faulkenberry P, Ayers A, Nathan S, Mubeen S, Luttwak E, Flerlage J, Norris RE, Kaur S, Tran O, Wannaphut C, Hawk A, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B, Riedell P, Mahadeo KM, Hamadani M, Diefenbach C, Bartlett N, Ahmed S. Real-World Outcomes of Nivolumab-AVD and Brentuximab Vedotin-AVD in Pediatric and Adult Advanced-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma. British Journal of Haematology. e-Pub 2026.
      2. Ayerbe C, Fan AE, Scanlan R, Raj R, Catueno S, Anwesha R, Aguirre H, McCall D, Roth M, Garcia MB, Nunez C, Sheikh IN, Garcia-Manero G, Cuglievean B, Gibson A. A new paradigm for pediatric AML: Improving the pipeline for treatments targeting cytogenetic and molecular alterations. Cancers (Basel), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42649997.
      3. Raj R, Ramakrishnan R, Vargas CR, Khalid M, Mohan GS, McCall D, Gibson A, Cuglievan B, Nunez C, Brown B, Bray M, Garcia MB. Complexities in the Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment of Infant Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Hematology Reports, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42645790.
      4. Garcia MB, Paul Perales, David Santos, Ching-Wei D. Tzeng, Branko Cuglievan, Irtza Shiekh. A call for safe therapeutic and gastric interventions for adolescents and young adults with obesity and transplant-indicated leukemia. Frontiers in Oncology, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42180052.
      5. Catueno, S, Frost, M, Cuglievan, B, Gibson, A, McCall, DC, Nunez, CA, Roth, M, Malpica Castillo, LE, Garcia, MB. Uncommon Presentation and Therapeutic Strategies in Pediatric Relapsed/Refractory ALK-Positive ALCL. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 48(3):125-127, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41818168.
      6. Frost M, Subbiah V, Cuglievan B, Garcia MB. Reconsidering Asparaginase in Leukemia Therapy. Acta Haematol, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41824624.
      7. Garcia, MB, Wang, B, Sheikh, IN, El Hajjar, G, McCall, DC, Nunez, CA, Gibson, A, Lorenzi, PL, Issa, GC, Cuglievan, B, Abbas, HA. High-Throughput Proteomic Profiling to Evaluate Differentiation Syndrome With Menin Inhibition. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics 25(3), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41621809.
      8. Jiménez-Rivero M, Poche A, Haushalter K, Hudson EA, Larson D, Nikah K, Garcia MB, Roth M, Davis JN, Chandra J. Cook-Grow!: Insights from a Pilot Study on a Virtual Cooking, Gardening, and Nutrition Education Program for Childhood Cancer Survivors and their Families. J Cancer Educ, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41762418.
      9. Cohen E, Okeleji O, McCall D, Garcia MB, Nunez C, Cuglievan B, Herzog C, Razvi S, Tewari P, Douglas H, Gibson A. Synchronous Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor with Sarcomatous Transformation and Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 72(12), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      10. Raj R, Catueno S, Gibson A, McCall D, Garcia M, Nunez C, Roth M, Sasaki K, Tewari P, Issa G, Farhat A, Connors J, Sheikh I, Nishida Y, Yi J, Stevens A, Bataller A, Bhalla K, Petropoulos D, Daver N, Kadia T, Cuglievan B, DiNardo AC. FLAG-IDA plus venetoclax for children, adolescents, and young adults with newly diagnosed AML. Blood, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40971491.
      11. Catueno S, Ramakrishnan R, Elitzur S, Garcia MB, McCall D, Nunez C, Roth M, Ferrajoli A, Cuglievan B, Gibson A. Lymphoid Malignancies in Ataxia–Telangiectasia: Experience with Novel Targeted Therapies. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40605148.
      12. He J, Munir F, Ayerbe C, Dickson S, Catueno S, Cuglievan B, Garcia M, Gibson A, McCall D, Nunez C, Roth M, Tewari P, Rodriguez N, Cortes J. Managing and Preventing Hypofibrinogenemia in Pediatric Leukemia Patients: Insights from MD Anderson Cancer Center. JPHO, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40306291.
      13. Berkman A, Andersen C, Puthenpura V, Short N, Merriman K, Swaminathan M, Cuglievan B, McCall D, DiNardo C, Nunez C, Jain N, Kadia T, Issa G, Gibson A, Garcia MB, Livingston JA, Parsons S, Hildebrandt M, Roth M. Risk of early death after acute leukemia diagnosis among adolescents and young adults. JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40579211.
      14. Corrigan K, Wu S, Gunther J, McCall D, Garcia M, Gibson A, Hildebrandt M, Ahmed S, Roth M. Trends in Radiation Therapy Use from 2004-2020 Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40488452.
      15. Ly C, Veletic I, Pacheco C, Dasdemir E, Jelloul F, Ferri-Borgongo s, Basi AV, Gomez JA, Root JL, Reville P, Quesada A, Bueso-Ramos c, Garcia MB, Burks JK, Abbas H. Multimodal Spatial Proteomic Profiling in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. NPJ Precis Oncol, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40394148.
      16. McCall D, Catueno S, Ramakrishnan R, Tewari P, Sheikh I, Gibson A, Nunez C, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B. Beyond Cellular Therapies: The Expanding Role of Antibody-Driven Immunotherapy in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Acta Haematologica, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40324358.
      17. Elgehiny A, Hsu A, McCall D, Gibson A, Cuglievan B, Nunez C, Garcia MB, Castellanos L, Funck A, Razvi S. Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Secondary to Long-Acting Asparaginase in Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. JPHO, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40560745.
      18. Olayinka O, McCall D, Gibson A, Garcia MB, Nunez C, Roth M, Conners J, Petropoulos D, Tewari P, Cuglievan B, Sheikh IN. Post transplant maintenance therapy with newly FDA-approved revumenib for high-risk KMT2Ar acute leukemia. Blood Advances, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39993239.
      19. Nash A, Nguyen C, Kawedia J, McCall D, Weinman S, Garcia MB, Roth M, Nunez C, Cuglievan B, Gibson A. Calaspargase Pegol Induced Hemolytic Anemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39757554.
      20. Okeleji O, McCall D, Gibson A, Garcia MB, Nunez C, Roth ME, Connors JS, Petropoulos D, Tewari P, Cuglievan B, Sheikh IN. Menin Maintenance Therapy for Acute Leukemia. Blood Adv, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39993239.
      21. McCall D, Alqahtani S, Budak M, Sheikh I, Fan AE, Ramakrishnan R, Nunez C, Roth M, Garcia MB, Gibson A, Daver N, Garces S, Short NJ, Issa GC, Ravandi F, DiNardo CD, Montalban Bravo G, Garcia-Manero G, Cuglievan B, Kadia T. Cladribine-Based Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Child, Adolescent, and Early Young Adult Patients: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Cancers (Basel) 16(22), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39594839.
      22. McCall D, Alqahtani S, Budak M, Sheikh I, Fan A, Ramakrishnan R, Nunez C, Roth M, Garcia MB, Gibson A, Daver N, Garces S, Short NJ, Issa GC, Ravandi-Kashani F, DiNardo C, Montalban-Bravo G, Garcia-Manero G, Cuglievan B, Kadia T. Cladribine-Based Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Child, Adolescent, and Early Young Adult Patients: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Cancers, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39594839.
      23. Gibson A, Dickson S, McCall D, Garcia MB, Connors J, He J, Roth M, Cesar N, Cuglievan B. Venetoclax for Pediatric Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39152634.
      24. Garcia M, Thandapani R. Nutritional intervention as adjuvant therapy for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Advances 8(20):5266-5267, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39093954.
      25. McCall D, Mohamed SF, Rodriguez-Sevilla JJ, Abuasab T, Patnaik A, Devireddy K, Arani N, Sheikh I, Jamshidi R, Gibson A, Roth M, Nunez C, Garcia M, Chien K, Loghavi S, Pierce SA, Sasaki K, Issa G, Kantarjian H, Cuglievan B, Garcia-Manero G. Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients with Myelodysplastic Neoplasms: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis. Leukemia Research, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39178611.
      26. Lucas BJ, Connors JS, Wang H, Conneely S, Cuglievan B, Garcia MB, Rau RE. Observation and Management of Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia and Noonan Syndrome-Associated Myeloproliferative Disorder: A Real-World Experience. Cancers (Basel) 16(15), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39123476.
      27. Cuglievan B, Kantarjian H, Rubnitz J, Cooper T, Zwaan M, Pollard J, DiNardo C, Kadia T, Guest E, Short N, McCall D, Daver N, Nunez C, Haddad F, Garcia M, Bhalla K, Maiti A, Catueno S, Fiskus W, Gibson A, Roth M, Khazal S, Tewari P, Abbas H, Bourgeois W, Andreeff M, Shukla N, Truong D, Connors J, Ludwig J, Stutterheim J, Salzer E, Juul-Dam K, Sasaki K, Mahadeo K, Tasian S, Borthakur G, Dickson S, Jain N, Jabbour E, Meshinchi S, Manero GG, Ravandi F, Stein E, Kolb E, Issa AG. Menin Inhibitors in Pediatric Acute Leukemia: A Comprehensive Review and Recommendations in Collaboration with Adult Leukemia. Leukemia 38(10):2073-2084, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39179671.
      28. Okeleji O, Gibson A, Nunez C, Garcia MB, Roth M, Cuglievan B, McCall D. Novel immunotherapeutic approaches for pediatric classical Hodgkin lymphoma: Nivolumab or brentuximab vedotin with the AVD regimen. Pediatr Blood Cancer 71(8):e31091, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38840433.
      29. Nash A, Weirda W, Cuglievan B, Garcia M, McCall D, Nunez C, Albritton K, Gibson A. Rare Case Presentation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in an Adolescent Treated with Targeted therapy. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38872414.
      30. Alqahtani S, Ramakrishnan R, E S, Wang SA, Nunez C, McCall D, Garcia MB, Roth ME, Cuglievan B, Gibson A. Venetoclax use in a patient with ataxia telangiectasia and early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 71(8):e31123, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38837565.
      31. Sarkar S, Rav E, Stitzlein L, Gibson A, McCall D, Nunez C, Roth M, Ragoonanan D, Connors J, Herzog CE, Cuglievan B, Garcia MB. Palbociclib and chemotherapy followed by blinatumomab consolidation to CAR-T cell therapy in KMT2A-rearranged, therapy-related acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer 71(6):e30964, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38514796.
      32. Gibson A, Nunez C, Robusto L, Kammerer B, Garcia M, Roth M, Sheth R, Tewari P, Hittle A, Toepfer L, Torres R, Short NJ, Jabbour E, Jain N, Cuglievan B, McCall D. Combination low-intensity chemotherapy plus inotuzumab ozogamicin, blinatumomab and rituximab for pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Haematologica, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38779719.
      33. Sheikh IN, AlQahtani S, Yin CC, McCall D, Cuglievan B, Ragoonanan D, Connors JS, Gibson A, Nunez C, Roth M, Ohanian M, Borthakur G, Garcia MB. KIT-mutated pediatric core-binding factor systemic mastocytosis-acute myeloid leukemia treated with avapritinib and decitabine. Pediatr Blood Cancer 71(4):e30898, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38291730.
      34. Sarkar S, Stitzlein LM, Rav E, Garcia MB, Razvi S, Chang M, Zakhour R. Case series: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in pediatric oncology patients. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 7(3):e1982, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38419283.
      35. Wang B, Reville PK, Yassouf MY, Jelloul FZ, Ly C, Desai PN, Wang Z, Borges P, Veletic I, Dasdemir E, Burks JK, Tang G, Guo S, Garza AI, Nasnas C, Vaughn NR, Baran N, Deng Q, Matthews J, Gunaratne PH, Antunes DA, Ekmekcioglu S, Sasaki K, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B, Hao D, Daver N, Green MR, Konopleva M, Futreal A, Post SM, Abbas HA. Comprehensive characterization of IFNγ signaling in acute myeloid leukemia reveals prognostic and therapeutic strategies. Nature Communications 15(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38418901.
      36. He J, Munir F, Catueno S, Connors JS, Gibson A, Robusto L, McCall D, Nunez C, Roth M, Tewari P, Garces S, Cuglievan B, Garcia MB. Biological Markers of High-Risk Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancers (Basel) 16(5), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38473221.
      37. He J, Garcia MB, Connors JS, Nuñez CA, Quesada AE, Gibson A, Roth M, Cuglievan B, Pemmaraju N, McCall D. Frontline Hyper-CVAD Plus Venetoclax for Pediatric Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 45(8):e1001-e1004, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37661300.
      38. Cuglievan B, Connors J, He J, Khazal S, Yedururi S, Dai J, Garces S, Quesada AE, Roth M, Garcia M, McCall D, Gibson A, Ragoonanan D, Petropoulos D, Tewari P, Nunez C, Mahadeo KM, Tasian SK, Lamble AJ, Pawlowska A, Hammond D, Maiti A, Haddad FG, Senapati J, Daver N, Gangat N, Konopleva M, Meshinchi S, Pemmaraju N. Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a comprehensive review in pediatrics, adolescents, and young adults (AYA) and an update of novel therapies. Leukemia 37(9):1767-1778, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37452102.
      39. Garcia MB, Schadler KL, Chandra J, Clinton SK, Courneya KS, Cruz-Monserrate Z, Daniel CR, Dannenberg AJ, Demark-Wahnefried W, Dewhirst MW, Fabian CJ, Hursting SD, Irwin ML, Iyengar NM, McQuade JL, Schmitz KH, Basen-Engquist K. Translating energy balance research from the bench to the clinic to the community: Parallel animal-human studies in cancer. CA Cancer J Clin 73(4):425-442, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36825928.
      40. Swizer KN, Beebe M, Garcia MB. Successful first-line treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with ruxolitinib in a pediatric patient with trisomy 21. Pediatr Blood Cancer 70(6):e30241, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36734403.
      41. Purcell SA, Kok DE, Ketterl T, Garcia MB, Joffe L, Brown JC, Dieli-Conwright CM, Williams GR. Pharmacokinetics of cancer therapeutics and energy balance: the role of diet intake, energy expenditure, and body composition. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2023(61):3-11, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37139976.
      42. Munir F, He J, Connors J, Garcia M, Gibson A, McCall D, Nunez C, Dinh CN, Robusto L, Roth M, Khazal S, Tewari P, Cuglievan B. Translational advances in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: narrative review of current and emerging molecular and immunotherapies. Translational Pediatrics, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37035397.
      43. Trabal A, Gibson A, He J, McCall D, Roth M, Nuñez C, Garcia M, Buzbee M, Toepfer L, Bidikian A, Daver N, Kadia T, Short NJ, Issa GC, Ravandi F, DiNardo CD, Montalban Bravo G, Garces S, Marcogliese A, Paek H, Dreyer Z, Brackett J, Redell M, Yi J, Garcia-Manero G, Konopleva M, Stevens A, Cuglievan B. Venetoclax for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Pediatric Patients: A Texas Medical Center Experience. Cancers 15(7), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37046645.
      44. Garcia M, Schadler K. The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Osteosarcoma for Patients and Survivors. Journal of Cancer Biology 1(2):48-52, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      45. Marmonti E, Savage H, Zhang A, Morrell MG, Bedoya CAF, Harden A, Buzbee M, Schadler K. Modulating sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors to improve chemotherapy efficacy against Ewing sarcoma. International Journal of Cancer 147(4):1206-1214, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31922252.
      46. Ramanathan S, Garcia M, Menon N, Mazur L. Epidural Bleed in Infant with Hemophilia. Contemporary Pediatrics 37(6):131-133, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
      47. Garcia MB, Ness KK, Schadler KL. Exercise and Physical Activity in Patients with Osteosarcoma and Survivors. Adv Exp Med Biol 1257:193-207, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32483741.
      48. Morrell MBG, Baker R, Johnson A, Santizo R, Liu D, Moody K. Dietary intake and micronutrient deficiency in children with cancer. Pediatric Blood Cancer 66(10), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31286672.
      49. Morrell MBG, Alvarez-Florez C, Zhang A, Kleinerman ES, Savage H, Marmonti E, Park M, Shaw A, Schadler KL. Vascular modulation through exercise improves chemotherapy efficacy in Ewing sarcoma. Pediatric Blood Cancer 66(9), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31136074.
      50. Zhang A, Zeng X, Woo JJ, Morrell M, Xu D. An unusual case of Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome with a complete septate uterus and complicated urinary tract with rare ectopic ureteral opening. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 143(2):248-250, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29959772.
      51. Shaw A*, Morrell M*, Weissferdt A, Hayes-Jordan A, Harrison D. Malignant Transformation of Testicular Teratoma to PNET, Adenocarcinoma, and Osteosarcoma with Complete Remission after Surgery and Combination Chemotherapy in a Young Adult Male. Case Reports Oncological Medicine 2018:8460603, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30402315.

      Professional Educational Materials

      1. . The Children's Oncology Group Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers. Children's Oncology Group, 2018.

      Abstracts

      1. Vitiello A, Roth M, Catueno C, Gibson A, McCall D, Nunez C, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B. Menin Inhibition Enables Curative-Intent Transplantation in High-Risk Cohort of NUP98-Rearranged AML. Summer in Oncology at Anderson Research (SOAR) Program Research Symposium, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
      2. Short N, Maroun M, Dinardo C, Garcia M, McCall D, Cuglievan B, Karrar O, Hachem M, Qia W, Huang X, Ohanian M, Ferrajoli A, Takahashi K, Swaminathan M, Stevens K, Jabbour E, Kantarjian H. Combination therapy with blinatumomab and asciminib for Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Results from a phase I/II study. EHA Congress 2026, European Hematology Association. e-Pub 2026.
      3. Cuglievan B, Jen WY, Short N, Bataller A, DiNardo C, Loghavi S, Daver N, Farhat A, El Hajjar G, McCall D, Gibson A, Garcia MB, Nunez C, Roth M, Tapan MK, Bazinet A, Jabbour E, Montalban-Bravo G, Ravandi F, Garcia-Manero G, Andreeff M, Kantarjian HM, Issa GC. Phase I/II Study of the All-Oral Combination of Revumenib (SNDX-5613) with Decitabine/Cedazuridine (ASTX727) and Venetoclax (SAVE) in R/R AML. EHA Congress 2026, European Hematology Association. e-Pub 2026.
      4. Hernandez Botero AM, Hsu A, Cuglievan B, McCall D, Gibson M, Garcia MB, Sheth RK, Boren R, Nunez C. Immunotherapy in Panniculitis-like T Cell Lymphoma. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
      5. AlQanber B, Cuglievan B, Gibson A, Garcia MB, McCall D, Nunez C. Immunotherapy with Polatuzumab and Glofitamab for Pediatric Refractory Burkitt Lymphoma. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2026. e-Pub 2026.
      6. Khazaei S, Nair S, Munir F, Calkins P, Threat D, Mizuno H, Ostermann L, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B, Stevens AM, Andreef M, Nishida Y. Protein degradation of MYC/GSPT1 combined with menin inhibition overcomes resistance to menin inhibition in KMT2A-rearranged Acute Myeloid Leukemia. ASH Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      7. Garza M, Khazaei S, Munir F, Calkins P, Threat D, Mizuno H, Ostermann L, Cuglievan B, Garcia MB, Ma L, Andreef M, Nishida Y. Protein degradation of MYC/GSPT1 is a novel treatment modality for aggressive T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemias. Ash Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      8. Sheikh I, Raj R, Okeleji O, Catueno S, Fan A, McCall D, Gibson A, Garcia MB, Conners J, Roth M, Nunez C, Petropoulos D, Cuglievan B, Tewari P. Positive outcomes associated with stem cell transplantation in pediatric/AYA patients who receive FLAG-IDA-venetoclax for high-risk AML. ASH Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      9. McCall D, Hittle A, Cuglievan B, Jabbour E, Short N, Nitin J, Catueno S, Garcia MB, Nunez C, Roth M, Toepfer L, Torres R, Gibson A. Next-generation sequencing as a powerful tool for measurable residual disease assessment in pediatrics: Identifying time points of true remission. ASH Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      10. Catueno S, Okeleji O, McCall D, Farhat A, Hajjar G, Boren R, Sheth R, Garcia MB, Gibson A, Jen W, Senapati J, Garces S, Loghavi S, Tang G, Nunez C, Roth M, Aggarwal A, Kadia T, Jabbour E, Daver N, Short N, Garcia-Manero G, DiNardo C, Issa G, Cuglievan B. Cardiac safety of revumenib in children with HOX-driven leukemia: A single-institution cohort. ASH Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      11. Chohan K, Feng L, Cochran H, Rosenberg M, Isenalumhe L, Yilmaz E, Kim S, Tiger Y, Torka P, Flanagan H, Castellino S, Bender J, Kannaiyan R, Kahla J, DePriest P, Narvel H, Catueno S, Tobon K, Fadul J, Faulkenberry P, Ayers A, Nathan S, Mubeen S, Luttwak E, Flerlage J, Norris R, Kaur S, Tran O, Wannaphut C, Hawk A, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B, Riedell P, Mahadeo K, Hamadani M, Diefenbach C, Bartlett N, Ahmed S. Real-world clinical outcomes with novel agent combination therapies for the frontline treatment of pediatric and adult advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma. ASH Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      12. Cuglievan B, Okeleji O, Catueno S, McCall D, Garcia MB, Gibson A, Nunez C, Roth M, Farhat A, El Hajjar G, Garces S, Balch A, Stevens A, Yi J, Sasaki K, Sheikh I, Conners J, Petropoulos D, Tewari P, Issa G. Post-transplant maintenance with revumenib in children with HOX-driven AML. ASH Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      13. Elgehiny A, Elsamny E, Gibson A, McCall D, Cuglievan B, Nunez C, Swinford R, Garcia MB. Hematuria in a Pediatric Patient with Leukemia: When back pain becomes a double-edged clue. ASHPO Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      14. Frost M, Raj R, Catueno S, Gibson A, Garcia MB, Roth M, Nunez C, Cuglievan B, McCall D. Peripheral Eosinophilia In Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients Receiving Blinatumomab. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      15. Nair S, Khazaei S, Ostermann LB, Mizuno H, Yee Mak P, Carter BZ, Boettcher S, Ma L, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B, Andreef M, Nishida Y. KMT2Ar AML is Vulnerable to the Combinatorial Inhibition of Menin and MYC Protein Degradation. AACR Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      16. Raj R, Gibson A, McCall D, Cuglievan B, Nunez C, Roth M, Garcia MB. Neurotoxicity in Pediatric ALL: Insights into Methotrexate-Associated Risk Factors, Timing, Management Strategies. ASHPO Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      17. Frost M, Catueno S, Raj R, Gibson A, Garcia MB, Roth M, Nunez C, Cuglievan B, McCall D. Pleocytosis in Cerebrospinal Fluid During Blinatumomab Therapy in Pediatric B-ALL: A Retrospective Review. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
      18. Raj, R, Catueno, A, Gibson, A, McCall, D, Garcia MB, Nunez, C, Roth, M, Sasaki, K, Tewari, P, Cuglievan, B, DiNardo, CD. FLAG IDA Venetoclax in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric and AYA Patients with AML. ASH Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      19. Ly, CP, Veletic, I, Pacheco, CD, Dasdemir, E, Jelloul, F, Ferri-Borgogno, S, Basi, A, Gomez, J, Root, JL, Reville, P, Quesada, A, Bueso-Ramos, CE, Garcia MB, Burks, JK, Abbas, HA. Multimodal Spatial Profiling in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. ASH Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      20. McCall D, Gibson, A, Garcia MB, Nunez, C, Cuglievan, B. A Phase I Study Investigating Combination of the Ziftomenib, Venetoclax, and Azacitdine (ZiVA) in Pediatric Relapsed and Refractory Acute Leukemias. ASH Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      21. Ramakrishnan R, Okeleji O, Gibson A, Nunez C, Roth M, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B, McCall D. Successful Treatment of Relapsed Pediatric B-ALL Harboring TCF3-HLF Fusion Transcript with Pedi-cRIB Regimen. COG Fall Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      22. Catueno S, Nash, A, Wanes P, McCall d, Garcia MB, Roth M, Nunez C, Cuglievan B, Gibson A. Use of Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy in EPOR-IGH BALL. COG Fall Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      23. Raj R, Ramakrishnan R, McCall D, Gibson A, Cuglievan B, Nunez C, Brown B, Bray A, Garcia MB. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Infant with Confounding Primary and Secondary Diagnostic Factors. COG Fall meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      24. Alqahtani S, Budak M, Cuglievan B, Nunez C, Roth M, Garcia M, Gibson A, McCall D. Cladribine use in Pediatric Relapsed Leukemias: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      25. Sheikh I, AlQahtani S, Cameron CY, Ragoonanan D, Cuglievan B, McCall D, Gibson A, Nunez C, Roth M, Ohanian M, Borthakur G, Garcia M. Avapritinib and Decitabine in an Adolescent with CBF SM-AML. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      26. He J, Munir, Ayerbe C, Dickson S, Catueno S, Garcia M, Gibson A, McCall D, Nunez C, Roth M, Tewari P, Cuglievan B, Cortes J. Management of Acquired Hypofibrinogenemia in Children with Leukemia. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      27. Rav E, Sarkar SD, Stitzlein L, Gibson A, McCall D, Nunez C, Roth M, Cuglievan B, Herzog C, Garcia M. Therapy Related KMT2A Rearranged Leukemia Treated Using Palbociclib and Blinatumomab. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      28. Catueno S, Garcia M, McCall D, Nunez C, Cuglievan B, Gibson A. Management of CNS Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Ataxia Telangiectasia. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      29. Lucas B, Connors J, Conneely S, Cuglievan B, Garcia M*, Rau R*. Observation and Management of JMML: A Texas Medical Center Experience. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
      30. Alqahtani S, Ramakrishnan R, Nunez C, McCall D, Garcia MB, Cuglievan B, Gibson A. Frontline Venetoclax Therapy for 18-Year-Old Male with Ataxia Telangiectasia and Early T-Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. ASH Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      31. Ghayas I, Cuglievan B, DiNardo C, Short N, McCall D, Gibson A, Nunez C, Garcia M, Roth M, Bidikian A, Pike A, Tan S, Kammerer B, Yilmaz M, Kadia T, Pemmaraju N, Ohanian M, Daver N, Jabbour E, Borthakur G, Ravandi R, Garcia-Manero G, Andreeff M, Kantarjian H. Early Results of the Phase I/II Study Investigating the All-Oral Combination of the Menin Inhibitor Revumenib (SNDX-5613) with Decitabine/Cedazuridine (ASTX727) and Venetoclax in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (SAVE). ASH Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      32. Munir F, Khazei S, Calkins P, Scruggs DA, Mizuno H, Ostermann LB, Cuglievan B, Garcia M, Chen D, Tong Y, Ren Z, Andreeff M, Nishida Y. Targeted Protein Degradation for c-MYC Overcomes Therapy Resistance in T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias. ASH Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      33. Wang B, Reville P, Yassouf Y, Jelloul F, Desai P, Wang Z, Borges P, Ly C, Veletic I, Dasdemir E, Burks J, Tang G, Guo S, Garza A, Nasnas C, Vaugh NR, Baran N, Deng Q, Matthews J, Gunaratne P, Antunes D, Ekmekcloglu S, Sasaki K, Garcia M, Cuglievan B, Hao D, Daver N, Green M, Konopleva M, Futreal A, Post S, Abbas H. IFNy Signaling in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Mediates Immunomodulation and Reveals Therapeutic Strategies. ASH Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      34. Nunez C, Cuglievan B, Ravandi F, Doherty E, Redell M, McCall D, Gibson A, Garcia M, Roth M, Robusto L, Sheth R, Rabin K, Short N. Successful treatment with response-adjusted Venetoclax dosing in combination with Azacytidine and Gilteritinib in FLT3-ITD positive refractory AML. SIOP Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      35. Stevens K, Garcia M, Moody K, Kresta K, Gonzalez Villarreal E, Waterman G, Mama S, Swartz M. Identifying the Prevalence of Vitamin C Deficiency and Examining the Associated Factors in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Exposition, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      36. He J, Gibson A, Cesar N, Cuglievan B, Munir F, Roth M, Garcia M, McCall D. Successful treatment of malignancy-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a teenager. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      37. He J, McCall D, Garcia M, Nunez C, Gibson A, Cuglievan B, Connors J, Roth M. Remission with an Adult Regimen in a Teenager with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      38. Okeleji O, McCall D, Gibson A, Cesar N, Cuglievan B, Garcia M, Roth M. Early Unfavorable Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with A+AVD in a Pediatric Patient. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
      39. Griffin TC, Cheek NL, Wolfe A, Sanchez D, Voeller J, Garcia M, Andreansky M, Hemmeger JM, Clarke PA, Calderon L. COVID-19 Infection in Hematology/Oncology/BMT Patients at The Children's Hospital of San Antonio. Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Symposium, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      40. Garcia M, Ocampo R, Quezada G, Chandra J. Measuring the Clinical and Psychosocial Impact of the CHEF Teaching Kitchen in Pediatric Cancer Patients and Survivors. Children’s Hospital of San Antonio Symposium, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      41. Garcia M, Ocampo R, Quezada G, Chandra J. Measuring the Clinical and Psychosocial Impact of the CHEF Teaching Kitchen in Pediatric Cancer Patients and Survivors. Translating Energy Balance From Bench to Communities: Application of Parallel Animal-Human Studies in Cancer Virtual Conference, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
      42. Morrell M, Baker R, Johnson A, Santizo R, Liu D, Moody K. Dietary Intake and Micronutrient Deficiency in Children with Cancer. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      43. Khatua S, Chandra J, Morrell M, Meador H, Sandberg D, Weignberg J, Fuller G, Ketonen L, Johnson J, Gopalakrishnan V, Hess K, Zaky W. A phase I study of Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid (SAHA) with Temsirolimus in children with newly diagnosed or progressive diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
      44. Morrell M, Alvarez Florez C, Zhang A, Savage H, Shaw A, Kleinerman E, Schadler K. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 2 Modulation through Exercise to Improve Chemotherapy Efficacy in Ewing Sarcoma. 2018 Vascular Research Consortium, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
      45. Morrell M, Zhang A, Jensen V, Alvarez C, Schadler K. Exercise Impacts Tumor Vasculature and Metastasis in Ewing Sarcoma. Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) Annual Meeting, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      46. Morrell M, Zhang A, Jensen V, Alvarez C, Schadler K. Exercise Impacts Tumor Vasculature and Metastasis in Ewing Sarcoma. Children's Oncology Group (COG) Fall Meeting, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      47. Khatua S, Gopalakrishnan V, Chandra J, Ketonen L, Sandberg D, Weignberg J, Fuller G, Hess K, Meador H, Morrell M, Slone N, Zaky W. A phase I study of Vorinostat and Temsirolimus in children with newly diagnosed or progressive diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Global Academic Programs Annual Conference, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      48. Shaw A, Morrell M, Weissferdt A, Harrison D. Malignant Transformation of Testicular Teratoma to Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, Adenocarcinoma, and Osteosarcoma with Complete Remission after Surgery and Combination Therapy. ASPHO Annual Meeting, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      49. Khatua S, Gopalakrishnan V, Chandra J, Ketonen L, Sandberg D, Weignberg J, Fuller G, Hess K, Meador H, Morrell M, Slone N, Zaky W. A phase I study of Vorinostat and Temsirolimus in children with newly diagnosed or progressive diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      50. Morrell M, Cuglievan B, Livingston J, Huh W, Ater J. Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Bone Sarcomas and Bone Health. Texas Adolescent and Young Adult Conference, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      51. Shaw A, Morrell M, Weissferdt A, Harrison D. Malignant Transformation of Testicular Teratoma to Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, Adenocarcinoma, and Osteosarcoma with Complete Remission after Surgery and Combination Therapy. Texas Adolescent and Young Adult Conference, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      52. Morrell M, Cuglievan B, Livingston J, Huh W, Ater J. Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Bone Sarcomas and Bone Health. Cancer Survivorship Research Symposium, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
      53. Morrell M, Garcia-Frausto E, Assanasen C. Pancreatitis due to Mercaptopurine and Asparaginase in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Texas Pediatric Society, 2014. e-Pub 2014.

      Book Chapters

      1. Garcia MB, Runco D. Nutrition and Cancer. In: Pediatric Nutrition. 9th. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2025.
      2. Giles E, Dolgoy ND, Dieli-Conwright C, Benzo RM, Bhandari R, Caru M, Christopher C, Fairman CM, Garcia MB, Loomans-Kropp H, Moraitis AM, Playdon M, Swartz MC, Skiba MB, Kim S, Irwin M, Doan H. Lifestyle and Cancer Prevention. In: Abeloff’s Clinical Oncology. 7th, 2025.
      3. Garcia MB, Ness KK, Schadler KL. Exercise and Physical Activity in Patients with Osteosarcoma and Survivors. In: Current Advances in Osteosarcoma. Springer, 193-207, 2020.
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