BarbaraADegarMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Boston, MA

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Office
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-632-5186

Fax+1 617-632-4811
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1994 - 1997
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
CT State Medical License 1996 - 2002
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

Clofarabine Plus Cytarabine Versus Conventional Induction Therapy And A Study Of NK Cell Transplantation In Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 04
Completed
Phase 3
Study to Investigate Safety, Efficacy of an Anti-IFNγ mAb in Children With Primary Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
A Study for Long-term Follow-up of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Participants Who Received Treatment With Emapalumab (NI-0501), an Anti-interferon Gamma Monoclonal Antibody Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 04
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
LCH-IV, International Collaborative Treatment Protocol for Children and Adolescents With Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 02
Recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
Study of Clofarabine in Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and LCH-related Disorders Start of enrollment: 2015 May 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
A Trial of Epigenetic Priming in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 15
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Use Of A Response-Adapted Ruxolitinib-Containing Regimen For The Treatment Of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Start of enrollment: 2021 Jul 13
Recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Acute infusion-related reactions in pediatric patients receiving etoposide at a tertiary cancer center.
Patrick McBride, Barbara Degar> ;Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. 2024 Jan 1
Disseminated juvenile xanthogranulomas with underlying neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase fusion and response to larotrectinib.
Eun Jae Kim, Diana Bartenstein Reusch, Hannah Anthony, Birgitta Schmidt, Kristen Corey, Barbara Degar, Jennifer T Huang> ;The British Journal of Dermatology. 2024 Jan 23
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Barbara A Degar, Olha Halyabar, Melissa M Hazen, Lauren A Henderson> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2023 Jul 1
2 citations
The added value of skeletal surveys in the initial evaluation of children diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis in the era of stagingF-FDG PET/CT: A retrospecti...
Vanessa Rameh, Stephan Voss, M Alejandra Bedoya, Danielle Beaulieu, Da Zhang, Barbara A Degar, Andy Tsai> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023 Jan 1
4 citations
An Evidence-Based Guideline Improves Outcomes for Patients With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome.
Maria L Taylor, Kacie J Hoyt, Joseph Han, Leslie Benson, Siobhan Case, Mia T Chandler, Margaret H Chang, Craig Platt, Ezra M Cohen, Megan Day-Lewis, Fatma Dedeoglu, Ma...> ;The Journal of Rheumatology. 2022 Sep 1
3 citations
HLH treatment: smarter, not harder.
Lauren A Henderson, Barbara A Degar> ;Blood. 2022 Jun 16
Rapid next-generation sequencing aids in diagnosis of transient abnormal myelopoiesis in a phenotypically normal newborn.
Rahela Aziz-Bose, Franziska Wachter, Roberto Chiarle, Neal I Lindeman, Annette S Kim, Barbara A Degar, Kimberly Davies, Yana Pikman> ;Blood Advances. 2022 May 10
4 citations
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as an etiology of bone marrow failure.
Jonathan Paolino, Nancy Berliner, Barbara Degar> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2022 Jan 1
241 citations
Emapalumab in Children with Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Franco Locatelli, Michael B. Jordan, Carl E. Allen, Simone Cesaro, Carmelo Rizzari, Anupama Rao, Barbara A. Degar, Timothy P. Garrington, Julián Sevilla, Maria-Caterin...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020 May 6
15 citations
Pediatric leukemia cutis: A case series.
Elena Corina Andriescu, Carrie C. Coughlin, Carol E. Cheng, Vimal H. Prajapati, Jennifer T. Huang, Birgitta Schmidt, Barbara A. Degar, Richard Aplenc, Vinodh Pillai, A...> ;Pediatric Dermatology. 2019 Sep 1
25 citations
Clofarabine Can Replace Anthracyclines and Etoposide in Remission Induction Therapy for Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia: The AML08 Multicenter, Randomized Phase III T...
Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, Norman J. Lacayo, Hiroto Inaba, Kenneth Heym, Raul C. Ribeiro, Jeffrey W. Taub, Jennifer L. McNeer, Barbara A. Degar, Deborah Schiff, Allen Eng Juh...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019 Jun 27
43 citations
Pediatric CNS-isolated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Leslie Benson, Hojun Li, Lauren A. Henderson, Isaac H. Solomon, Ariane Soldatos, Jennifer L. Murphy, Bibiana Bielekova, Alyssa L. Kennedy, Michael J. Rivkin, Kimberly ...> ;Neurology(R) Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 2019 May 1
66 citations
A phase II clinical trial of adoptive transfer of haploidentical natural killer cells for consolidation therapy of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia
Rosa Nguyen, Huiyun Wu, Stanley Pounds, Hiroto Inaba, Raul C. Ribeiro, David Cullins, Barbara Rooney, Teresa M. Bell, Norman J. Lacayo, Kenneth Heym, Barbara A. Degar,...> ;Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2019 Mar 20
12 citations
Central nervous system–restricted familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis responds to hematopoietic cell transplantation
Hojun Li, Leslie Benson, Lauren A. Henderson, Isaac H. Solomon, Alyssa L. Kennedy, Ariane Soldatos, Bibiana Bielekova, Jennifer L. Murphy, Kimberly Davies, Leslie Lehm...> ;Blood Advances. 2019 Feb 26
55 citations
Calm in the midst of cytokine storm: a collaborative approach to the diagnosis and treatment of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and macrophage activation syndrome
Olha Halyabar, Margaret H. Chang, Michelle Schoettler, Marc A. Schwartz, Ezgi H. Baris, Leslie Benson, Catherine M. Biggs, Mark Gorman, Leslie Lehmann, Mindy S. Lo, Pe...> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2019 Feb 14
18 citations
Histopathologic Correlates of Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Isolated to the Central Nervous System.
Isaac H. Solomon, Hojun Li, Leslie Benson, Lauren A. Henderson, Barbara A. Degar, Mark P. Gorman, Christine Duncan, Hart G.W. Lidov, Sanda Alexandrescu> ;Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2018 Dec 1
20 citations
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a patient with MonoMAC syndrome/GATA2 haploinsufficiency.
Ashley K. Koegel, Inga Hofmann, Kristin Moffitt, Barbara A. Degar, Christine Duncan, Venée N. Tubman> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016 May 27
13 citations
Imaging Features of Juvenile Xanthogranuloma of the Pediatric Head and Neck.
Daniel Thomas Ginat, Sara O. Vargas, V. M. Silvera, Mark S. Volk, Barbara A. Degar, Caroline D. Robson> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2016 May 1
13 citations
Management and Outcome of Patients With Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Single-Bone CNS-Risk Lesions: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study
Deepak Chellapandian, Furqan Shaikh, Cor van den Bos, Gino R. Somers, Itziar Astigarraga, Rima Jubran, Barbara A. Degar, Anne Sophie Carret, Karen Mandel, Mark Belletr...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015 Dec 1
22 citations
Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
Barbara A. Degar> ;Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America. 2015 Oct 1
39 citations
Ethnicity, race, and socioeconomic status influence incidence of langerhans cell histiocytosis
Karina Braga Ribeiro, Barbara A. Degar, Célia Beatriz Gianotti Antoneli, Barrett J. Rollins, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015 Jun 1
9 citations
Bone marrow engraftment and associated dermatologic sequelae in a three‐yr‐old after liver transplantation
Johanna Sheu, Arturo P. Saavedra, Barbara A. Degar, Christine Duncan, Rima Fawaz, Jennifer K. Tan, Birgitta Schmidt, Heung Bae Kim, Jennifer T. Huang> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2015 Mar 1
21 citations
Prognostic factors in children with acute myeloid leukaemia and excellent response to remission induction therapy.
Seth E. Karol, Elaine Coustan-Smith, Xueyuan Cao, Sheila A. Shurtleff, Susana C. Raimondi, John K. Choi, Raul C. Ribeiro, Gary V. Dahl, W P Bowman, Jeffrey W. Taub, Ba...> ;British Journal of Haematology. 2015 Jan 1
61 citations
Medication errors in the home: a multisite study of children with cancer.
Kathleen E. Walsh, Douglas W. Roblin, Saul N. Weingart, Kathleen Houlahan, Barbara A. Degar, Amy L. Billett, Christopher P. Keuker, Colleen Biggins, Justin W. Li, Kare...> ;Pediatrics. 2013 May 1
7 citations
BRAF V600E-Positive Multisite Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in a Preterm Neonate
Sara V. Bates, Ashwini Lakshmanan, Adam L. Green, Jefferson Terry, Gayane Badalian-Very, Barrett J. Rollins, Patricia Fleck, Muhammad Aslam, Barbara A. Degar> ;AJP Reports. 2013 Mar 18
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Grant Support

Homeobox Gene Expressed In Hematopoietic Stem CellsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1999–2001
Gene Expression In Hematopoietic Stem CellsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1997–1998

Hospital Affiliations

Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, Massachusetts
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
Salem HospitalSalem, Massachusetts

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