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Thomas E. Merchant is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, encompassing 301 publications. Key subfields include Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Their work covers a range of topics related to pediatric oncology and radiation therapy. Main topics of research include:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management

Thomas E. Merchant has contributed to several recent publications in notable journals. Some of these include:

  • "cIMPACT-NOW update 7: advancing the molecular classification of ependymal tumors," 2020, Brain Pathology
  • "Outcomes by Clinical and Molecular Features in Children With Medulloblastoma Treated With Risk-Adapted Therapy: Results of an International Phase III Trial (SJMB03)," 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Efficacy of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation for Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Trial ACNS0333," 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Children's Oncology Group Phase III Trial of Reduced-Dose and Reduced-Volume Radiotherapy With Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk Medulloblastoma," 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Serial assessment of measurable residual disease in medulloblastoma liquid biopsies," 2021, Cancer Cell

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues in their field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Amar Gajjar
  • Chia-Ho Hua
  • Giles Robinson
  • Heather M. Conklin
  • Yimei Li

Thomas E. Merchant's publications often appear in journals well-regarded for their focus on cancer and radiation oncology research. Common publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancers
  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Best Publications

  • Risk-adapted craniospinal radiotherapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and stem-cell rescue in children with newly diagnosed medulloblastoma (St Jude Medulloblastoma-96): long-term results from a prospective, multicentre trial

    Amar Gajjar;Murali Chintagumpala;David Ashley;Stewart Kellie

  • Late neurocognitive sequelae in survivors of brain tumours in childhood.

    Raymond K Mulhern;Thomas E Merchant;Amar Gajjar;Wilburn E Reddick

  • C11orf95 – RELA fusions drive oncogenic NF-κB signalling in ependymoma

    Matthew Parker;Kumarasamypet M. Mohankumar;Chandanamali Punchihewa;Ricardo Weinlich

  • Conformal radiotherapy after surgery for paediatric ependymoma: a prospective study

    Thomas E Merchant;Chenghong Li;Xiaoping Xiong;Larry E Kun

  • Neurocognitive Consequences of Risk-Adapted Therapy for Childhood Medulloblastoma

    Raymond K. Mulhern;Shawna L. Palmer;Thomas E. Merchant;Dana Wallace

  • Patterns of intellectual development among survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma: a longitudinal analysis.

    Shawna L. Palmer;Olga Goloubeva;Wilburn E. Reddick;John O. Glass

  • Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors (ATRT): Improved Survival in Children 3 Years of Age and Older With Radiation Therapy and High-Dose Alkylator-Based Chemotherapy

    Tanya M. Tekautz;Christine E. Fuller;Susan Blaney;Maryam Fouladi

  • Late Effects of Conformal Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Patients With Low-Grade Glioma: Prospective Evaluation of Cognitive, Endocrine, and Hearing Deficits

    Thomas E. Merchant;Heather M. Conklin;Shengjie Wu;Robert H. Lustig

  • Desmoplastic small round-cell tumor: prolonged progression-free survival with aggressive multimodality therapy.

    B. H. Kushner;M. P. Laquaglia;N. Wollner;P. A. Meyers

  • Proton versus photon radiotherapy for common pediatric brain tumors: Comparison of models of dose characteristics and their relationship to cognitive function

    Thomas E. Merchant;Chia-ho Hua;Hemant Shukla;Xiaofei Ying

  • Radiation associated brainstem injury.

    Charles Mayo;Ellen Yorke;Thomas E. Merchant

  • Cross-species genomics matches driver mutations and cell compartments to model ependymoma

    Robert A. Johnson;Karen D. Wright;Helen Poppleton;Kumarasamypet M. Mohankumar

  • Craniopharyngioma: The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital experience 1984-2001

    Thomas E Merchant;Erin N Kiehna;Robert A Sanford;Raymond K Mulhern

  • Risk factors for the development of obesity in children surviving brain tumors.

    Robert H. Lustig;Susan R. Post;Kleebsabai Srivannaboon;Susan R. Rose

  • Preliminary Results From a Phase II Trial of Conformal Radiation Therapy and Evaluation of Radiation-Related CNS Effects for Pediatric Patients With Localized Ependymoma

    Thomas E. Merchant;Raymond K. Mulhern;Matthew J. Krasin;Larry E. Kun

  • The current consensus on the clinical management of intracranial ependymoma and its distinct molecular variants

    Kristian W. Pajtler;Kristian W. Pajtler;Stephen C. Mack;Stephen C. Mack;Vijay Ramaswamy;Christian A. Smith

  • Survival and long-term health and cognitive outcomes after low-grade glioma.

    Gregory T. Armstrong;Heather M. Conklin;Sujuan Huang;Deokumar Srivastava

  • Anterior Hypopituitarism in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers Treated With Cranial Radiotherapy: A Report From the St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study

    Wassim Chemaitilly;Zhenghong Li;Sujuan Huang;Kirsten K. Ness

  • Phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy for pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma and correlation of surgical factors and radiation dosimetry with change in cognitive function

    Thomas E. Merchant;Erin N. Kiehna;Larry E. Kun;Raymond K. Mulhern

  • Intensive chemotherapy and bone marrow rescue for young children with newly diagnosed malignant brain tumors.

    Warren P. Mason;Alfred Grovas;Steven Halpern;Ira J. Dunkel

Frequent Co-Authors

Amar Gajjar
Amar Gajjar St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Larry E. Kun
Larry E. Kun St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Heather M. Conklin
Heather M. Conklin St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
David W. Ellison
David W. Ellison St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Gregory T. Armstrong
Gregory T. Armstrong St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Alberto S. Pappo
Alberto S. Pappo St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Stefan M. Pfister
Stefan M. Pfister German Cancer Research Center
Melissa M. Hudson
Melissa M. Hudson St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Richard J. Gilbertson
Richard J. Gilbertson University of Cambridge
Raymond K. Mulhern
Raymond K. Mulhern St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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