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Holcombe E. Grier

Holcombe E. Grier

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Overview

Holcombe E. Grier is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research focuses broadly on medicine, with significant contributions to pulmonary and respiratory medicine, neurology, surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, and rheumatology as key subfields of study.

Grier's work encompasses a variety of topics related to cancer diagnosis and treatment, particularly sarcoma and neuroblastoma, as well as conditions involving testicular diseases, lymphoma, hematological disorders, musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities, and surgical site infection prevention.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Grier include:

  • Mark Krailo
  • Steven G. DuBois
  • Richard B. Womer
  • Katherine A. Janeway
  • Damon R. Reed

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on Ewing sarcoma and related clinical outcomes. Notable publications include:

  • Role of bone marrow biopsy for staging new patients with Ewing sarcoma: A systematic review, 2020, Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • Ewing Sarcoma/Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Chest Wall: Impact of Initial Versus Delayed Resection on Tumor Margins, Survival, and Use of Radiation Therapy, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Localized Ewing Sarcoma Treated With Interval-Compressed Chemotherapy on Children's Oncology Group Study AEWS0031, 2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Analysis of Local Control Outcomes and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Localized Pelvic Ewing Sarcoma Patients Treated With Radiation Therapy: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group, 2022, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Long-term outcomes in patients with localized Ewing sarcoma treated with interval-compressed chemotherapy: A long-term follow-up report from Children's Oncology Group study AEWS0031., 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology

The majority of Grier's publications appear in the following venues:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Best Publications

  • Addition of ifosfamide and etoposide to standard chemotherapy for Ewing's sarcoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor of bone.

    Holcombe E Grier;Mark D Krailo;Nancy J Tarbell;Michael P Link

  • Symptoms and suffering at the end of life in children with cancer.

    Joanne Wolfe;Holcombe E. Grier;Neil Klar;Sarah B. Levin

  • Osteosarcoma: The Addition of Muramyl Tripeptide to Chemotherapy Improves Overall Survival—A Report From the Children's Oncology Group

    Paul A. Meyers;Cindy L. Schwartz;Mark D. Krailo;John H. Healey

  • Osteosarcoma: A Randomized, Prospective Trial of the Addition of Ifosfamide and/or Muramyl Tripeptide to Cisplatin, Doxorubicin, and High-Dose Methotrexate

    Paul A. Meyers;Cindy L. Schwartz;Mark Krailo;Eugenie S. Kleinerman

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of Interval-Compressed Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Localized Ewing Sarcoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group

    Richard B. Womer;Daniel C. West;Mark D. Krailo;Paul S. Dickman

  • BRD4-NUT Fusion Oncogene: A Novel Mechanism in Aggressive Carcinoma

    Christopher A. French;Isao Miyoshi;Ichiro Kubonishi;Holcombe E. Grier

  • Comparison of MAPIE versus MAP in patients with a poor response to preoperative chemotherapy for newly diagnosed high-grade osteosarcoma (EURAMOS-1): an open-label, international, randomised controlled trial

    Neyssa M Marina;Sigbjørn Smeland;Stefan S Bielack;Mark Bernstein

  • Outcomes of cancer treatment for technology assessment and cancer treatment guidelines

    John Fetting;Paul Anderson;Harrison Ball;John Benear

  • Understanding of prognosis among parents of children who died of cancer: impact on treatment goals and integration of palliative care.

    Joanne Wolfe;Neil Klar;Holcombe E. Grier;Janet Duncan

  • Survival and prognosis with osteosarcoma: outcomes in more than 2000 patients in the EURAMOS-1 (European and American Osteosarcoma Study) cohort

    Sigbjørn Smeland;Stefan S. Bielack;Jeremy Whelan;Mark Bernstein

  • Presurgical Chemotherapy Compared With Immediate Surgery and Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Nonmetastatic Osteosarcoma: Pediatric Oncology Group Study POG-8651

    Allen M. Goorin;Douglas J. Schwartzentruber;Meenakshi Devidas;Mark C. Gebhardt

  • Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma t(12;15) Is Associated with ETV6-NTRK3 Gene Fusion Cytogenetic and Molecular Relationship to Congenital (Infantile) Fibrosarcoma

    Brian P. Rubin;Chang Jie Chen;Chang Jie Chen;Thomas W. Morgan;Sheng Xiao;Sheng Xiao

  • The Ewing family of tumors. Ewing's sarcoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumors

    Holcombe E. Grier

  • Hope and Prognostic Disclosure

    Jennifer W. Mack;Joanne Wolfe;E. Francis Cook;Holcombe E. Grier

  • Parent and Physician Perspectives on Quality of Care at the End of Life in Children With Cancer

    Jennifer W. Mack;Joanne M. Hilden;Jan Watterson;Caron Moore

  • Easing of suffering in children with cancer at the end of life: is care changing?

    Joanne Wolfe;Jim F. Hammel;Kelly E. Edwards;Janet Duncan

  • Dose-intensified compared with standard chemotherapy for nonmetastatic ewing sarcoma family of tumors: A children's oncology group study

    Linda Granowetter;Richard Womer;Meenakshi Devidas;Mark Krailo

  • Communication about prognosis between parents and physicians of children with cancer: parent preferences and the impact of prognostic information.

    Jennifer W. Mack;Joanne Wolfe;Holcombe E. Grier;Paul D. Cleary

  • Survival After Relapse in Children and Adolescents With Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Report From the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group

    Alberto S. Pappo;James R. Anderson;William M. Crist;Moody D. Wharam

  • The Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group (IRSG): Major Lessons From the IRS-I Through IRS-IV Studies as Background for the Current IRS-V Treatment Protocols.

    R. Beverly Raney;Harold M. Maurer;James R. Anderson;Richard J. Andrassy

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Krailo
Mark Krailo University of Southern California
Mark C. Gebhardt
Mark C. Gebhardt Harvard Medical School
Robert C. Shamberger
Robert C. Shamberger Boston Children's Hospital
Antonio R. Perez-Atayde
Antonio R. Perez-Atayde Boston Children's Hospital
Richard Gorlick
Richard Gorlick The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Paul A. Meyers
Paul A. Meyers Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Michael P. Link
Michael P. Link Stanford University
Nancy J. Tarbell
Nancy J. Tarbell Harvard University
Howard J. Weinstein
Howard J. Weinstein Harvard University
Meenakshi Devidas
Meenakshi Devidas St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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