Dr. Gary L Francis M.D.
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
1250 E Marshall Street Pediatrics Richmond VA, 23298About
Dr. Gary Francis is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Richmond, VA. Dr. Francis specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. Pediatric endocrinologists possess copious knowledge on hormone chemicals and how they can affect other parts of the body and their functions.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Endocrinology
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intense expression of the b7-2 antigen presentation coactivator is an unfavorable prognostic indicator for differentiated thyroid carcinoma of children and adolescents.
- Differentiated thyroid carcinoma that express sodium-iodide symporter have a lower risk of recurrence for children and adolescents.
- Vascular endothelial growth factor monoclonal antibody inhibits growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer xenografts in nude mice.
- Systemic administration of vascular endothelial growth factor monoclonal antibody
- Tumor size and extent of disease at diagnosis predict the response to initial therapy for papillary thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents.
- Papillary thyroid carcinomas from young adults and children contain a mixture of lymphocytes.
- Treatment of recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents.
- Erythropoietin and the erythropoietin receptor are expressed by papillary thyroid carcinoma from children and adolescents. Expression of erythropoietin receptor might be a favorable prognostic indicator.
- Differentiated thyroid carcinomas from children and adolescents express IGF-I and the IGF-I receptor (IGF-I-R). Cancers with the most intense IGF-I-R expression may be more aggressive.
- The MACIS score predicts the clinical course of papillary thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents.
- Enzyme expression profiles suggest the novel tumor-activated fluoropyrimidine carbamate capecitabine (Xeloda) might be effective against papillary thyroid cancers of children and young adults.
- Cytoplasmic localization of the paired box gene, Pax-8, is found in pediatric thyroid cancer and may be associated with a greater risk of recurrence.
- Thyroid cancers express CD-40 and CD-40 ligand: cancers that express CD-40 ligand may have a greater risk of recurrence in young patients.
- Aplidin reduces growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer xenografts and the expression of several angiogenic genes.
- Thyroid cancer in children.
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