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James Amatruda, MD, PhD

Interim Chief and Interim Director, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute
Head, Basic and Translational Research, Cancer and Blood Disease Institute
Dr. Kenneth O. Williams Chair in Cancer Research
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC

James F. Amatruda, MD, PhD is the Interim Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Interim Director of the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute (CBDI), Head of Basic and Translational Research in the CBDI and the Dr. Kenneth O. Williams Chair in Cancer Research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). He is also tenured Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the USC Keck School of Medicine and the Interim Associate Director for Pediatric Oncology in the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University and his MD, PhD from Washington University School of Medicine. He did internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, followed by fellowship training in Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care in Boston, MA. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Leonard Zon at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. From 2005-2019, Dr. Amatruda was on the faculty of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

Dr. Amatruda is a physician-scientist with a primary research and clinical focus on solid tumors of childhood including sarcomas, germ cell tumors and Wilms tumor. His lab has developed zebrafish models of genetic subtypes of pediatric solid tumors to better define their biology and to use that knowledge to identify and validate novel approaches for improved therapies. He has had long-standing leadership positions in the Children’s Oncology Group; serving as Chair for the Germ Cell Tumor Biology Committee and the Rare Tumors Biology Committee. He also serves as a member of the COG Solid Malignancies Integrated Translational Science Center Steering Committee, and on the Scientific Advisory Boards of the William Guy Forbeck Foundation, the Osteosarcoma Institute, the Pablove Foundation, Curing Kids Cancer and the 1 Million 4 Anna Foundation.

Clinical Interests

Solid tumors of childhood including sarcomas, germ cell tumors and Wilms tumor

Education

Medical School

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Graduate School

PhD, Cell Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Internship

Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Residency

Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Visiting Fellow, Institute of Cell Biology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
Fellow, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care, Boston, MA
Postdoctoral Fellow, lab of Dr. Leonard Zon, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Accomplishments

Certification

Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology

Memberships

American Society for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Children's Oncology Group
Society for Developmental Biology
American Association for Cancer Research
Zebrafish Disease Models Society

Medical Awards

Scholar Award, William Guy Forbeck Foundation
Horchow Endowed Scholar in Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Outstanding Pre-Clinical Teacher, 1st- year Medical School Class, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Keynote Speaker, MS1 Orientation Weekend, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Health Care Heroes Award, Academic Researcher, Dallas Business Journal
Finalist, Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Regent's Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Texas System

Publications

Singla, N., Lafin, J.T., Ghandour, R.A., Kaffenberger, S., Amatruda, J.F., and Bagrodia, A. (2019). Genetics of testicular germ cell tumors. Curr Opin Urol 29, 344-349. Pubmed: 31045925

Sanchez, A., Xu, L., Pierce, J.L., Lafin, J.T., Abe, D., Bagrodia, A., Frazier, A.L., and Amatruda, J.F. (2019). Identification of testicular cancer driver genes by a cross-species comparative oncology approach. Andrology 7, 545-554. Pubmed: 31087453

O'Neill, A.F., Xia, C., Krailo, M.D., Shaikh, F., Pashankar, F.D., Billmire, D.F., Olson, T.A., Amatruda, J.F., Villaluna, D., Huang, L., et al. (2019). alpha-Fetoprotein as a predictor of outcome for children with germ cell tumors: A report from the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium. Cancer. Pubmed: 31355926

Lafin, J.T., Bagrodia, A., Woldu, S., and Amatruda, J.F. (2019). New insights into germ cell tumor genomics. Andrology 7, 507-515. Pubmed: 30896089

Fonseca, A., Xia, C., Lorenzo, A.J., Krailo, M., Olson, T.A., Pashankar, F., Malogolowkin, M.H., Amatruda, J.F., Billmire, D.F., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., et al. (2019). Detection of Relapse by Tumor Markers Versus Imaging in Children and Adolescents With Nongerminomatous Malignant Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol 37, 396-402. Pubmed: 30576269

Bhakta, M., Padanad, M.S., Harris, J.P., Lubczyk, C., Amatruda, J.F., and Munshi, N.V. (2019). pouC Regulates Expression of bmp4 During Atrioventricular Canal Formation in Zebrafish. Dev Dyn 248, 173-188. Pubmed: 30444277

Xu, L., Zheng, Y., Liu, J., Rakheja, D., Singleterry, S., Laetsch, T.W., Shern, J.F., Khan, J., Triche, T.J., Hawkins, D.S., et al. (2018). Integrative Bayesian Analysis Identifies Rhabdomyosarcoma Disease Genes. Cell Rep 24, 238-251. Pubmed: 29972784

Woldu, S.L., Moore, J.A., Ci, B., Freifeld, Y., Clinton, T.N., Aydin, A.M., Singla, N., Laura-Maria, K., Hutchinson, R.C., Amatruda, J.F., et al. (2018a). Practice Patterns and Impact of Postchemotherapy Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection on Testicular Cancer Outcomes. Eur Urol Oncol 1, 242-251. Pubmed: 31058267

Woldu, S.L., Aydin, A.M., Rao, A.V., Hutchinson, R.C., Singla, N., Clinton, T.N., Krabbe, L.M., Passoni, N.M., Raj, G.V., Miller, D.S., et al. (2018b). Differences at Presentation and Treatment of Testicular Cancer in Hispanic Men: Institutional and National Hospital-based Analyses. Urology 112, 103-111. Pubmed: 29079210

Williams, L.A., Pankratz, N., Lane, J., Krailo, M., Roesler, M., Richardson, M., Frazier, A.L., Amatruda, J.F., and Poynter, J.N. (2018a). Klinefelter syndrome in males with germ cell tumors: A report from the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer 124, 3900-3908. Pubmed: 30291793

Williams, L.A., Mills, L., Hooten, A.J., Langer, E., Roesler, M., Frazier, A.L., Krailo, M., Nelson, H.H., Bestrashniy, J., Amatruda, J.F., et al. (2018b). Differences in DNA methylation profiles by histologic subtype of paediatric germ cell tumours: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Br J Cancer 119, 864-872. Pubmed: 30287918

Stoneham, S.J., Hale, J.P., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Dang, H., Olson, T., Murray, M., Amatruda, J.F., Thornton, C., Arul, G.S., Billmire, D., et al. (2018). Adolescents and Young Adults With a "Rare" Cancer: Getting Past Semantics to Optimal Care for Patients With Germ Cell Tumors. Oncologist 23, 272. Pubmed: 29449513

Shah, R., Xia, C., Krailo, M., Amatruda, J.F., Arul, S.G., Billmire, D.F., Brady, W.E., Covens, A., Gershenson, D.M., Hale, J.P., et al. (2018). Is carboplatin-based chemotherapy as effective as cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced-stage dysgerminoma in children, adolescents and young adults? Gynecol Oncol 150, 253-260. Pubmed: 29884437

Poynter, J.N., Richardson, M., Roesler, M., Krailo, M., Amatruda, J.F., and Frazier, A.L. (2018). Family history of cancer in children and adolescents with germ cell tumours: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Br J Cancer 118, 121-126. Pubmed: 29065103

Pierce, J.L., Frazier, A.L., and Amatruda, J.F. (2018). Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors: A Developmental Perspective. Adv Urol 2018, 9059382. Pubmed: 29515628

Kendall, G.C., Watson, S., Xu, L., LaVigne, C.A., Murchison, W., Rakheja, D., Skapek, S.X., Tirode, F., Delattre, O., and Amatruda, J.F. (2018). PAX3-FOXO1 transgenic zebrafish models identify HES3 as a mediator of rhabdomyosarcoma tumorigenesis. Elife 7. Pubmed: 29869612

Frazier, A.L., Stoneham, S., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Dang, H., Xia, C., Olson, T.A., Murray, M.J., Amatruda, J.F., Shaikh, F., Pashankar, F., et al. (2018). Comparison of carboplatin versus cisplatin in the treatment of paediatric extracranial malignant germ cell tumours: A report of the Malignant Germ Cell International Consortium. Eur J Cancer 98, 30-37. Pubmed: 29859339

Dicken, B.J., Billmire, D.F., Krailo, M., Xia, C., Shaikh, F., Cullen, J.W., Olson, T.A., Pashankar, F., Malogolowkin, M.H., Amatruda, J.F., et al. (2018). Gonadal dysgenesis is associated with worse outcomes in patients with ovarian nondysgerminomatous tumors: A report of the Children's Oncology Group AGCT 0132 study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 65. Pubmed: 29286555

Chen, K.S., Stroup, E.K., Budhipramono, A., Rakheja, D., Nichols-Vinueza, D., Xu, L., Stuart, S.H., Shukla, A.A., Fraire, C., Mendell, J.T., et al. (2018a). Mutations in microRNA processing genes in Wilms tumors derepress the IGF2 regulator PLAG1. Genes Dev 32, 996-1007. Pubmed: 30026293

Chen, K.S., Fustino, N.J., Shukla, A.A., Stroup, E.K., Budhipramono, A., Ateek, C., Stuart, S.H., Yamaguchi, K., Kapur, P., Frazier, A.L., et al. (2018b). EGF Receptor and mTORC1 Are Novel Therapeutic Targets in Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors. Mol Cancer Ther 17, 1079-1089. Pubmed: 29483210

Woldu, S.L., Amatruda, J.F., and Bagrodia, A. (2017). Testicular germ cell tumor genomics. Curr Opin Urol 27, 41-47. Pubmed: 27584029

Tiwari, B., Kurtz, P., Jones, A.E., Wylie, A., Amatruda, J.F., Boggupalli, D.P., Gonsalvez, G.B., and Abrams, J.M. (2017). Retrotransposons Mimic Germ Plasm Determinants to Promote Transgenerational Inheritance. Curr Biol 27, 3010-3016 e3013. Pubmed: 28966088

Shaikh, F., Cullen, J.W., Olson, T.A., Pashankar, F., Malogolowkin, M.H., Amatruda, J.F., Villaluna, D., Krailo, M., Billmire, D.F., Rescorla, F.J., et al. (2017). Reduced and Compressed Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy in Children and Adolescents With Intermediate-Risk Extracranial Malignant Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol 35, 1203-1210. Pubmed: 28240974

Rakheja, D., Chen, K.S., Liu, Y., Shukla, A.A., Schmid, V., Chang, T.C., Khokhar, S., Wickiser, J.E., Karandikar, N.J., Malter, J.S., et al. (2017). Erratum: Publisher Correction: Somatic mutations in DROSHA and DICER1 impair microRNA biogenesis through distinct mechanisms in Wilms tumours. Nat Commun 8, 16177. Pubmed: 31305780

Moon, J., Zhou, H., Zhang, L.S., Tan, W., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Morlock, L.K., Bao, X., Palecek, S.P., Feng, J.Q., et al. (2017). Blockade to pathological remodeling of infarcted heart tissue using a porcupine antagonist. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 114, 1649-1654. Pubmed: 28143939

Marcotte, E.L., Pankratz, N., Amatruda, J.F., Frazier, A.L., Krailo, M., Davies, S., Starr, J.R., Lau, C.C., Roesler, M., Langer, E., et al. (2017). Variants in BAK1, SPRY4, and GAB2 are associated with pediatric germ cell tumors: A report from the children's oncology group. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 56, 548-558. Pubmed: 28295819

Lu, Z., Xie, J., Wu, G., Shen, J., Collins, R., Chen, W., Kang, X., Luo, M., Zou, Y., Huang, L.J., et al. (2017). Fasting selectively blocks development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia via leptin-receptor upregulation. Nat Med 23, 79-90. Pubmed: 27941793

Liao, Z., Rodrigues, M.C., Poynter, J.N., Amatruda, J.F., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., and Frazier, A.L. (2017). Risk of second malignant neoplasms in women and girls with germ cell tumors. Ann Oncol 28, 329-332. Pubmed: 27864217

Gardiner, J.D., Abegglen, L.M., Huang, X., Carter, B.E., Schackmann, E.A., Stucki, M., Paxton, C.N., Lor Randall, R., Amatruda, J.F., Putnam, A.R., et al. (2017). C/EBPbeta-1 promotes transformation and chemoresistance in Ewing sarcoma cells. Oncotarget 8, 26013-26026. Pubmed: 28148901

Wylie, A., Jones, A.E., D'Brot, A., Lu, W.J., Kurtz, P., Moran, J.V., Rakheja, D., Chen, K.S., Hammer, R.E., Comerford, S.A., et al. (2016). p53 genes function to restrain mobile elements. Genes Dev 30, 64-77. Pubmed: 26701264

Shaikh, F., Murray, M.J., Amatruda, J.F., Coleman, N., Nicholson, J.C., Hale, J.P., Pashankar, F., Stoneham, S.J., Poynter, J.N., Olson, T.A., et al. (2016). Paediatric extracranial germ-cell tumours. Lancet Oncol 17, e149-e162. Pubmed: 27300675

Sanchez, A., and Amatruda, J.F. (2016). Zebrafish Germ Cell Tumors. Adv Exp Med Biol 916, 479-494. Pubmed: 27165367

Pashankar, F., Hale, J.P., Dang, H., Krailo, M., Brady, W.E., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Nicholson, J.C., Murray, M.J., Bilmire, D.F., Stoneham, S., et al. (2016). Is adjuvant chemotherapy indicated in ovarian immature teratomas? A combined data analysis from the Malignant Germ Cell Tumor International Collaborative. Cancer 122, 230-237. Pubmed: 26485622

Moon, J., and Amatruda, J.F. (2016). Biochemical Analysis of Tankyrase Activity in Zebrafish In Vitro and In Vivo. Methods Mol Biol 1481, 95-100. Pubmed: 27590155

Liao, Z.W., Rodrigues, M.C., Poynter, J.N., Amatruda, J.F., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., and Frazier, A.L. (2016). Risk of second gonadal cancers in women and children with germ cell tumors. Cancer 122, 2076-2082. Pubmed: 27152727

Lee, E., Wei, Y., Zou, Z., Tucker, K., Rakheja, D., Levine, B., and Amatruda, J.F. (2016). Genetic inhibition of autophagy promotes p53 loss-of-heterozygosity and tumorigenesis. Oncotarget 7, 67919-67933. Pubmed: 27655644

Kendall, G.C., and Amatruda, J.F. (2016). Zebrafish as a Model for the Study of Solid Malignancies. Methods Mol Biol 1451, 121-142. Pubmed: 27464805

Dranow, D.B., Hu, K., Bird, A.M., Lawry, S.T., Adams, M.T., Sanchez, A., Amatruda, J.F., and Draper, B.W. (2016). Bmp15 Is an Oocyte-Produced Signal Required for Maintenance of the Adult Female Sexual Phenotype in Zebrafish. PLoS Genet 12, e1006323. Pubmed: 27642754

Roy, A., Kumar, V., Zorman, B., Fang, E., Haines, K.M., Doddapaneni, H., Hampton, O.A., White, S., Bavle, A.A., Patel, N.R., et al. (2015). Recurrent internal tandem duplications of BCOR in clear cell sarcoma of the kidney. Nat Commun 6, 8891. Pubmed: 26573325

Rescorla, F.J., Ross, J.H., Billmire, D.F., Dicken, B.J., Villaluna, D., Davis, M.M., Krailo, M., Cullen, J.W., Olson, T.A., Egler, R.A., et al. (2015). Surveillance after initial surgery for Stage I pediatric and adolescent boys with malignant testicular germ cell tumors: Report from the Children's Oncology Group. J Pediatr Surg 50, 1000-1003. Pubmed: 25812445

Olson, T.A., Murray, M.J., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Nicholson, J.C., Billmire, D.F., Krailo, M.D., Dang, H.M., Amatruda, J.F., Thornton, C.M., Arul, G.S., et al. (2015). Pediatric and Adolescent Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors: The Road to Collaboration. J Clin Oncol 33, 3018-3028. Pubmed: 26304902

Frazier, A.L., Hale, J.P., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Dang, H., Olson, T., Murray, M.J., Amatruda, J.F., Thornton, C., Arul, G.S., Billmire, D., et al. (2015). Revised risk classification for pediatric extracranial germ cell tumors based on 25 years of clinical trial data from the United Kingdom and United States. J Clin Oncol 33, 195-201. Pubmed: 25452439

Stoneham, S.J., Hale, J.P., Rodriguez-Galindo, C., Dang, H., Olson, T., Murray, M., Amatruda, J.F., Thornton, C., Arul, G.S., Billmire, D., et al. (2014). Adolescents and young adults with a "rare" cancer: getting past semantics to optimal care for patients with germ cell tumors. Oncologist 19, 689-692. Pubmed: 24899644

Rakheja, D., Chen, K.S., Liu, Y., Shukla, A.A., Schmid, V., Chang, T.C., Khokhar, S., Wickiser, J.E., Karandikar, N.J., Malter, J.S., et al. (2014). Somatic mutations in DROSHA and DICER1 impair microRNA biogenesis through distinct mechanisms in Wilms tumours. Nat Commun 2, 4802. Pubmed: 25190313

Puente, B.N., Kimura, W., Muralidhar, S.A., Moon, J., Amatruda, J.F., Phelps, K.L., Grinsfelder, D., Rothermel, B.A., Chen, R., Garcia, J.A., et al. (2014). The oxygen-rich postnatal environment induces cardiomyocyte cell-cycle arrest through DNA damage response. Cell 157, 565-579. Pubmed: 24766806

Patton, E.E., Dhillon, P., Amatruda, J.F., and Ramakrishnan, L. (2014). Spotlight on zebrafish: translational impact. Dis Model Mech 7, 731-733. Pubmed: 24973741

Lee, E., Koo, Y., Ng, A., Wei, Y., Luby-Phelps, K., Juraszek, A., Xavier, R.J., Cleaver, O., Levine, B., and Amatruda, J.F. (2014). Autophagy is essential for cardiac morphogenesis during vertebrate development. Autophagy 10, 572-587. Pubmed: 24441423

Aloisio, G.M., Nakada, Y., Saatcioglu, H.D., Pena, C.G., Baker, M.D., Tarnawa, E.D., Mukherjee, J., Manjunath, H., Bugde, A., Sengupta, A.L., et al. (2014). PAX7 expression defines germline stem cells in the adult testis. J Clin Invest 124, 3929-3944. Pubmed: 25133429

Wang, X., Moon, J., Dodge, M.E., Pan, X., Zhang, L., Hanson, J.M., Tuladhar, R., Ma, Z., Shi, H., Williams, N.S., et al. (2013). The development of highly potent inhibitors for porcupine. J Med Chem 56, 2700-2704. Pubmed: 23477365

Chen, K.S., and Amatruda, J.F. (2013). A big catch for germ cell tumour research. PLoS Genet 9, e1003481. Pubmed: 23593043

Amatruda, J.F., Ross, J.A., Christensen, B., Fustino, N.J., Chen, K.S., Hooten, A.J., Nelson, H., Kuriger, J.K., Rakheja, D., Frazier, A.L., et al. (2013). DNA methylation analysis reveals distinct methylation signatures in pediatric germ cell tumors. BMC Cancer 13, 313. Pubmed: 23806198

Verduzco, D., Dovey, J.S., Shukla, A.A., Kodym, E., Skaug, B.A., and Amatruda, J.F. (2012). Multiple isoforms of CDC25 oppose ATM activity to maintain cell proliferation during vertebrate development. Mol Cancer Res 10, 1451-1461. Pubmed: 22986406

Moro, E., Ozhan-Kizil, G., Mongera, A., Beis, D., Wierzbicki, C., Young, R.M., Bournele, D., Domenichini, A., Valdivia, L.E., Lum, L., et al. (2012). In vivo Wnt signaling tracing through a transgenic biosensor fish reveals novel activity domains. Dev Biol 366, 327-340. Pubmed: 22546689

Leacock, S.W., Basse, A.N., Chandler, G.L., Kirk, A.M., Rakheja, D., and Amatruda, J.F. (2012). A zebrafish transgenic model of Ewing's sarcoma reveals conserved mediators of EWS-FLI1 tumorigenesis. Dis Model Mech 5, 95-106. Pubmed: 21979944

Huang, G.N., Thatcher, J.E., McAnally, J., Kong, Y., Qi, X., Tan, W., DiMaio, J.M., Amatruda, J.F., Gerard, R.D., Hill, J.A., et al. (2012). C/EBP transcription factors mediate epicardial activation during heart development and injury. Science 338, 1599-1603. Pubmed: 23160954

Hajeri, V.A., and Amatruda, J.F. (2012). Studying synthetic lethal interactions in the zebrafish system: insight into disease genes and mechanisms. Dis Model Mech 5, 33-37. Pubmed: 22107871

Dodge, M.E., Moon, J., Tuladhar, R., Lu, J., Jacob, L.S., Zhang, L.S., Shi, H., Wang, X., Moro, E., Mongera, A., et al. (2012). Diverse chemical scaffolds support direct inhibition of the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase porcupine. J Biol Chem 287, 23246-23254. Pubmed: 22593577

Verduzco, D., and Amatruda, J.F. (2011). Analysis of cell proliferation, senescence, and cell death in zebrafish embryos. Methods Cell Biol 101, 19-38. Pubmed: 21550438

Paulson, V., Chandler, G., Rakheja, D., Galindo, R.L., Wilson, K., Amatruda, J.F., and Cameron, S. (2011). High-resolution array CGH identifies common mechanisms that drive embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma pathogenesis. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 50, 397-408. Pubmed: 21412928

Neumann, J.C., Lillard, K., Damoulis, V., and Amatruda, J.F. (2011a). Zebrafish models of germ cell tumor. Methods Cell Biol 105, 3-24. Pubmed: 21951524

Neumann, J.C., Chandler, G.L., Damoulis, V.A., Fustino, N.J., Lillard, K., Looijenga, L., Margraf, L., Rakheja, D., and Amatruda, J.F. (2011b). Mutation in the type IB bone morphogenetic protein receptor Alk6b impairs germ-cell differentiation and causes germ-cell tumors in zebrafish. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108, 13153-13158. Pubmed: 21775673

Jacob, L.S., Wu, X., Dodge, M.E., Fan, C.W., Kulak, O., Chen, B., Tang, W., Wang, B., Amatruda, J.F., and Lum, L. (2011). Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals disease-associated genes that are common to Hedgehog and Wnt signaling. Sci Signal 4, ra4. Pubmed: 21266715

Fustino, N., Rakheja, D., Ateek, C.S., Neumann, J.C., and Amatruda, J.F. (2011). Bone morphogenetic protein signalling activity distinguishes histological subsets of paediatric germ cell tumours. Int J Androl 34, e218-233. Pubmed: 21696393

Poynter, J.N., Amatruda, J.F., and Ross, J.A. (2010). Trends in incidence and survival of pediatric and adolescent patients with germ cell tumors in the United States, 1975 to 2006. Cancer 116, 4882-4891. Pubmed: 20597129

Pon, L., and Amatruda, J.F. (2010). Breast cancer between faith and medicine: the Peres Maldonado ex-voto. Med Humanit 36, 112-114. Pubmed: 21393294

Research

Pediatric sarcomas driven by fusion oncogenes 
Germ cell tumors of the ovary and testis 
DICER1-related cancers including Wilms tumor of the kidney

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