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Peter Adamson, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Cambridge, MA

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Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Cambridge, MA

Global Head, Oncology Development & Pediatric Innovation, Sanofi

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Education & Training

  • Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
    Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Biotechnology , 1990 - 1992
  • NIH Clinical Ctr
    NIH Clinical Ctr1987 - 1990
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1984
  • Wesleyan University
    Wesleyan UniversityBA, Chemistry, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1988 - 2000

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
  • Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2006-2008, 2010-2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Acute pancreatitis following ifosfamide.  
    Izraeli S, Adamson PC, Blaney SM, Balis FM, Cancer; 74(5):1627-1628
  • A phase I trial of amifostine (WR-2721) and melphalan in pediatric patients with advanced neoplastic disease.  
    Adamson PC, Balis FM, Belasco JE, Lange B, Berg SL, Blaney SM, Craig C, Poplack DG, Cancer Res; 55:4069-4072
  • Pharmacokinetics of 9-cis-retinoic acid in the rhesus monkey.  
    Adamson PC, Murphy RF, Godwin KA, Ulm EH, Balis FM, Cancer Res; 55(3):482-485
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Phase I study of sorafenib in children with refractory solid tumors: A Children's Oncology Group Phase I Consortium trial.
    Widemann BC, Fox E, Adamson PC, Baruchel S, Kim A, Ingle AM, Bender JG, Stempak D, Balis FM, Blaney SM, ASCO Meeting Abstracts
  • Modeling MLN8237, an aurora kinase a inhibitor, with irinotecan (IRN) and temozolomide (TMZ) in neuroblastoma (NB).
    Lipsitz EG, Nguyen V, Zhao H, Ecsedy J, Maris JM, Adamson PC, Mosse YP, ASCO Meeting Abstracts; 28(15_suppl):10593. PMID
  • A pediatric phase I trial and pharmacokinetic study of MLN8237, an oral selective small molecule inhibitor of aurora a kinase: A Children's Oncology Group Phase I Cons...
    Mosse YP, Lipsitz EG, Maris JM, Weigel B, Adamson PC, Ingle M, Ahern CH, Blaney S, ASCO Meeting Abstracts; 28(15_suppl):9529
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Lectures

  • Early Phase Cancer Drug Development in Children. 
    Philadelphia, PA, 2007; Boulder, CO, 2008
  • Development of Targeted Therapy for Children with Cancer. 
    Ely Brent Visiting Professor The Children’s Hospital, Denver Cancer Center Rounds
  • New Agents for Children with Cancer. 
    Pediatric Grand Rounds, Denver, CO
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Press Mentions

  • Sanofi - Sarclisa (Isatuximab) Combination Provides Unprecedented Median Progression Free Survival in Patients with Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Receiving a Proteasome Inhibitor Therapy
    Sanofi - Sarclisa (Isatuximab) Combination Provides Unprecedented Median Progression Free Survival in Patients with Relapsed Multiple Myeloma Receiving a Proteasome Inhibitor TherapyMay 18th, 2022
  • Cancer Is the Leading Cause of “Death from Disease” in Children. Here’s Why
    Cancer Is the Leading Cause of “Death from Disease” in Children. Here’s WhyDecember 3rd, 2021
  • Additional Pediatric Cancer Funding in the Offing?
    Additional Pediatric Cancer Funding in the Offing?April 1st, 2019
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