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PubMed

• A soaring price, a silent fight: Thioguanine portends new access barriers to life-saving treatments for children with cancer.
  David S Dickens, Jason Cleppe
  Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2025-01-01
• Antimetabolite dose intensity and adverse outcomes in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a COG-AALL03N1 report.
  Aman Wadhwa, Yanjun Chen, Lindsey Hageman, Anne Angiolillo, David S Dickens
  Blood. 2024-11-28
• Adolescents and young adults with cancer: the clinical course of COVID-19 infections.
  Julie A Wolfson, Elizabeth S Davis, Aniket Saha, Isaac Martinez, David McCall
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024-08-01

Journal Articles

• Barriers to Medication Access in Pediatric Oncology in the United States  
  Kelly MJ, Sung L, Dickens DS, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 1/17/2018
• Mercaptopurine Ingestion Habits, Red Cell Thioguanine Nucleotide Levels, and Relapse Risk in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's O...  
  Landier W, Hageman L, Chen Y, Kornegay N, Evans WE, Bostrom BC, Casillas J, Dickens DS, Angiolillo AL, Lew G, Maloney KW, Mascarenhas L, Ritchey AK, Termuhlen AM, Carr..., J Clin Oncol, 1/20/2017
• Medication Prior Authorization in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology  
  Dickens DS and Pollock BH, Pediatr Blood Cancer, 1/1/2017
• KRAS insertion mutations are oncogenic and exhibit distinct functional properties  
  Yasmine White, Aditi Bagchi, Jessica Van Ziffle, Anagha Inguva, Gideon Bollag, Chao Zhang, Heidi Carias, David Dickens, Mignon Loh, Kevin Shannon, Ari J. Firestone, Nat. Commun, 1/8/2016
• Low Enrollment of Adolescents and Young Adults in Cancer Trials: Insights from the Community Clinical Oncology Program  
  Roth ME, O�Mara AM, Seibel NL, Dickens DS, Langevin AM, Pollock BH, Freyer DR, J Oncol Pract, 1/1/2016
• Surveillance of hospital-acquired central line-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology-oncology patients: lessons learned, challenges ahead  
  Gaur AH, Bundy DG, Gao C, Werner EJ, Billett AL, Hord JD, Siegel JD, Dickens D, Winkle C, Miller MR, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 1/1/2013
• Nonadherence to Oral Mercaptopurine and Risk of Relapse in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's Onc...  
  Bhatia S, Landier W, Shangguan M, Hageman L, Schaible AN, Carter AR, Hanby CL, Leisenring W, Yasui Y, Kornegay NM, Mascarenhas L, Ritchey AK, Casillas JN, Dickens DS, ..., J Clin Oncol, 1/10/2012
• �I Wouldn�t Do That If I Were You� - The Power of Regret When Treating the Incurable  
  Dickens DS, J Clin Oncol, 1/20/2009
• Therapeutic Strategies for Targeting Mononuclear Phagocytes in Cancer Biology  
  Dickens DS and Jubinsky PT, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 1/1/2009
• Primum Non Nocere  
  Dickens D, Sinsabaugh D, Winger B, Arch Adolesc Med, 1/1/2006
• Cyclooxygenase-2 expression does not correlate with outcome in pediatric sarcomas  
  Dickens DS, Kozielski R, Leavey P, Timmons C, Cripe TP, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 1/1/2003
• Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in pediatric sarcomas  
  Dickens DS, Kozielski R, Khan J, Forus A, Cripe TP, Pediatric and Developmental Pathology, 1/1/2002
• Etanercept in the treatment of macrophage activation syndrome  
  Prahalad S, Bove KE, Dickens D, Lovell DJ, Grom AA, J Rheumatology, 1/1/2001
• Angiotensin IV receptors and signaling in opossum kidney cells  
  Dulin N, Madhun Z, Chang C, Berti-Mattera L, Dickens D, Douglas JG, Am J Physiol, 1/1/1995
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Books/Book Chapters

• Essentials of Adolescent Medicine 
  Chapter: End-of-Life Issues in Adolescent Health Care 
  Freyer DR and Dickens DSEditors: Graydanus D, Patel DR, Pratt HD.McGraw-HillEdition 1st,2005

Abstracts/Posters

• Assessing adolescent and young adult acceptability of a preliminary instrument measuring readiness to engage in end-of-life discussions within clinical settings
  Bell, C.J., Weaver, M., Dickens, D., Diver, J., Smythe, E., Iacoboni, A., & Hinds, P., Pscho-Oncology, 1/1/2016
• Exploring readiness to engage in difficult discussions with adolescents living with advanced cancer
  Bell, C.J.,�Smythe, E., Diver, J., Dickens, D. Hinds, P.S, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 1/1/2016
• Assessing Adolescent and Young Adult Acceptability of a Preliminary Instrument Measuring Readiness to Engage in End-of-Life Discussions with Clinical Settings
  Bell, C., Weaver, M., Dickens, D., Diver, J., Smythe, E., Iacoboni, A., Hinds, P., Michigan Cancer Consortium (MCC) Annual Meeting, Lansing, MI, 1/1/2016
• Assessing Adolescent and Young Adult Acceptability of a Preliminary Instrument Measuring Readiness to Engage in End-of-Life Discussions with Clinical Settings
  Bell, C., Weaver, M., Dickens, D., Diver, J., Smythe, E., Iacoboni, A., Hinds, P., Annual Karmanos Cancer Institute Population Studies and Disparities Research (PSDR) program retreat, Detroit, MI, 1/1/2016
• Assessing Adolescent and Young Adult Acceptability of a Preliminary Instrument Measuring Readiness to Engage in End-of-Life Discussions with Clinical Setting
  Bell, C., Weaver, M., Dickens, D., Diver, J., Smythe, E., Iacoboni, A., Hinds, P., 18th International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) Congress, Dublin, Ireland, 1/1/2016
• Assessing Adolescent and Young Adult Acceptability of a Preliminary Instrument Measuring Readiness to Engage in End-of-Life Discussions with Clinical Settings
  Bell, C., Weaver, M., Dickens, D., Diver, J., Smythe, E., Iacoboni, A., Hinds, P., 11th Annual Children�s Hospital of Michigan Evidence Based Nursing Conference, Detroit, MI, 1/1/2016
• Moving Science Forward with the Stories Patients Tell
  Bell, C., Dickens, D., Hinds, P., 41st Annual ONS Congress, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2016
• Exploring Readiness to Engage in Difficult Discussions with Adolescents Living with Advanced Cancer
  Cynthia J. Bell PhD, RN; Elizabeth Smythe BSN, RN; Jessica Diver MSN, CPNP-AC; David Dickens MD, FAAP; Pamela S. Hinds PhD, RN, FAAN, BMT Tandem Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2016
• Ready or Not? Developing a tool to measure�adolescent readiness to engage in end-of-life discussions
  Bell, C., Diver, J., Chu, R., Dickens, D., Weaver, M., Hinds, P., 39th Annual Midwest Nursing Research Society conference, Indianapolis, IN, 1/1/2015
• Ready or Not? Developing a tool to measure�adolescent readiness to engage in end-of-life discussions
  Bell, C., Diver, J., Chu, R., Dickens, D., Weaver, M., Hinds, P., Midwest Nursing Research Society 39th Annual Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 1/1/2015
• Ready or Not? Developing a Tool for Adolescent Readiness to Engage in End-of-Life Discussions
  Bell, C., Diver, J., Chu, R., Dickens, D., Weaver, M., Hinds, P., Wayne State University College of Nursing Research Day, Detroit, MI, 1/1/2015
• Medical Treatment of Plexiform Tumors in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Using Celecoxib and Pegintron
  Albert S. Cornelius MD, Emily Gleason BSN RN, Tom Symington RN, David Dickens MD, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Chicago, IL, 1/15/2014
• Impact of 6 Mercaptopurine (6MP) Pill-Taking Habits on Adherence, Thioguanine Nucleotide (TGN) Levels and Relapse Risk in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A...
  Lindsey Hageman, Wendy Landier, Ph.D., R.N., Yanjun Chen, MS, Heeyoung Kim, M.S., Nancy Kornegay, M.S., William E. Evans, PharmD, Bruce C. Bostrom, MD, Jacqueline Casi..., American Society of Hematology, 1/8/2014
• Biochemical and Functional Analysis of Novel KRAS Insertions in MPN and Other Cancers
  Yasmine N White, Aditi Bagchi, Jessica Van Ziffle, PhD, Gideon Bollag, PhD, Chao Zhang, PhD, David S Dickens, M.D., Mignon L. Loh, MD, Kevin Shannon, MD and Ari J Fire..., American Society of Hematology, 1/7/2014
• Determining the Predictive Value of Iron Deficiency Anemia Screening in Children Aged Nine Months to One Year
  Kristy Pahl MSIII, Angela Lai MSIII, David Dickens MD, Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center Community Health Research Day, Grand Rapids, MI, 1/21/2010
• Developing A Resident Driven Pediatric Leadership Curriculum
  Heather L. Helton MD, Beatrice G. Zepeda MD, James VanBeynen MD, William Bush MD, Karen M. Dahl MD, David S. Dickens MD, Jeri Kessenich MD, Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center Community Health Research Day, Grand Rapids, MI, 1/21/2010
• Building Competence in Pediatric End-Of-Life Care
  Dickens DS, Crumb T, Finton S, Gleason E, Spectrum Health Research Day, Grand Rapids, MI, 1/1/2009
• A neonate with double heterozygous mutations for Protein S and Antithrombin III deficiencies
  Anderson, CS, Dickens D, and T O�Rourke, Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center Community Health Research Day, Grand Rapids, MI, 1/15/2008
• Efficacy and mechanism of combined doxycycline and celecoxib therapy for the treatment of pediatric sarcomas
  Dickens D, Cripe TP, Pediatric Academic Society/American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/5/2002
• Efficacy and mechanism of combined doxycycline and celecoxib therapy for the treatment of pediatric sarcomas
  Dickens D. Kozielski R, Leavey P, Timmons C, Khan J, Cripe T, Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 1/1/2002
• Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in pediatric sarcomas
  Dickens D, Cripe TP, Pediatric Academic Society/American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/29/2001
• Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in pediatric sarcomas
  Dickens D, Kozielski R, Cripe T, Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 1/1/2001
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Lectures

• Denial On Trial 
  Orlando, FL - 1/24/2017
• Clinical Trials for Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma: Why we do what we do and what we have done to do better 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/30/2016
• Media and Medicine 
  Grand Valley State University. Allendale, MI - 1/29/2016
• Just Because We Can, Should We? Medical Ethics at End-of-Life 
  Catholic Information Center, Grand Rapids, MI - 1/8/2016
• Denial on Trial: Prescribing Unproven Care 
  Sparrow Hospital. Lansing, MI - 1/15/2015
• Denial on Trial: Prescribing Unproven Care in Pediatric Oncology 
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/12/2014
• Lecturing: The right way to do wrong � An expos� 
  Michigan State University, Lansing, MI - 1/4/2014
• On Lecturing 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/23/2012
• Principles of the Prinicpals: Investigator Guidelines and Expectations for Successful Clinical Research 
  Grand Rapids, MI - 1/17/2012
• Milestones on the HDVCH Quality and Safety Journey 
  New Orleans, LA - 1/9/2012
• Ingredients for Quality Pediatric Palliative Care 
  Grand Rapids, MI - 1/3/2012
• Pediatric Hospice Update 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/17/2011
• Pediatric Solid Tumors 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/1/2010
• Bleeding Diatheses 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/25/2005
• Hope Dies Last: Perspectives On Pediatric End-of-Life Care 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/15/2005
• Pediatric Bone Tumors 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/15/2004
• Pediatric Hematologic/Oncologic Emergencies 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/8/2004
• COX-2 Selective Inhibitors, Are They Appropriate for use in Children? 
  Troy, MI - 1/7/2003
• Recent Advances In the Treatment of Solid Tumors 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/1/2003
• Hematologic Malignancies 
  Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/30/2002
• Gene Therapy in Oncology 
  Cincinnati Children�s Hospital Medical Center. Cincinnati, OH. - 1/5/2002
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