Dr. Tobey J Macdonald MD
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
111 Michigan Ave NW Washington DC, 20010About
Dr. Tobey Macdonald is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Macdonald specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Macdonald treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Macdonald can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Overexpression of the EGFR/FKBP12/HIF-2alpha pathway identified in childhood astrocytomas by angiogenesis gene profiling.
- Medulloblastoma: present concepts of stratification into risk groups.
- The use of gene expression analysis to gain insights into signaling mechanisms of metastatic medulloblastoma.
- Current treatment of medulloblastoma: recent advances and future challenges.
- An expression signature classifies chemotherapy-resistant pediatric osteosarcoma.
- Pediatric high-grade glioma: molecular genetic clues for innovative therapeutic approaches.
- An analysis of SEER data of increasing risk of secondary malignant neoplasms among long-term survivors of childhood brain tumors.
- Outcome for children <4 years of age with malignant central nervous system tumors treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue.
- Feasibility of metronomic maintenance chemotherapy following high-dose chemotherapy for malignant central nervous system tumors.
- Medulloblastoma in childhood: new biological advances.
- Protein expression of platelet-derived growth factor receptor correlates with malignant histology and PTEN with survival in childhood gliomas.
- Aggressive infantile embryonal tumors.
- IGFBP2 is overexpressed by pediatric malignant astrocytomas and induces the repair enzyme DNA-PK.
- Imatinib blocks migration and invasion of medulloblastoma cells by concurrently inhibiting activation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor and transactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor.
- Detection of human herpesvirus-6 in adult central nervous system tumors: predominance of early and late viral antigens in glial tumors.
Clinical Trials
- Study of the IDO Pathway Inhibitor, Indoximod, and Temozolomide for Pediatric Patients With Progressive Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
- Study of IDO Inhibitor and Temozolomide for Adult Patients With Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
- A Trial of Poly-ICLC in the Management of Recurrent Pediatric Low Grade Gliomas
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