RachelChristineBrennanMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Kalispell, MT

Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Office
350 Heritage Way
Kalispell, MT 59901
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Summary

Retinoblastoma Team at St. Jude

Education & Training

University of TennesseeFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2008 - 2011
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2008
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

MT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2008 - 2023
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

Molecular Analysis of Retinoblastoma Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
Completed
Protocol for the Study and Treatment of Participants With Intraocular Retinoblastoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 19
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Feasibility of Generating Pluripotent Stem Cells From Patients With Familial Retinoblastoma Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 04
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

An exploratory study of sleep habits in school-aged survivors of retinoblastoma.
Summer Chahin, Melanie Morse, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Sean Phipps, Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree, Rachel C Brennan, Matthew W Wilson, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Kathryn M Russe...> ;Sleep Medicine. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Psychosocial outcomes and quality of life among school-age survivors of retinoblastoma.
Melanie Morse, Kendra Parris, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Sean Phipps, Rachel C Brennan, Matthew W Wilson, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Kristin Goode, Victoria W Willard> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023 Feb 1
Intravitreal Carboplatin as Salvage Treatment for Progressive Vitreous Disease in Retinoblastoma: A Phase I Clinical Trial.
Benjamin A King, Matthew W Wilson, Tracy Kaluzny, Carly Meredith, Julie Overbey-Canon, Jason Chiang, Rachel C Brennan> ;Ophthalmology. Retina. 2023 Apr 1
7 citations
Metastatic Death Based on Presenting Features and Treatment for Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter Registry-Based Study.
Ankit Singh Tomar, Paul T Finger, Brenda Gallie, Tero T Kivelä, Ashwin Mallipatna, Chengyue Zhang, Junyang Zhao, Matthew W Wilson, Rachel C Brennan, Michala Burges, Jo...> ;Ophthalmology. 2022 Aug 1
5 citations
High-risk Pathologic Features Based on Presenting Findings in Advanced Intraocular Retinoblastoma: A Multicenter, International Data-Sharing American Joint Committee o...
Ankit Singh Tomar, Paul T Finger, Brenda Gallie, Tero T Kivelä, Ashwin Mallipatna, Chengyue Zhang, Junyang Zhao, Matthew W Wilson, Rachel C Brennan, Michala Burges, Jo...> ;Ophthalmology. 2022 Aug 1
37 citations
Improved Outcome in Children With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma Treated With Chemoimmunotherapy: Updated Results of a Phase II Study Using hu14.18K322A.
Wayne L Furman, Beth McCarville, Barry L Shulkin, Andrew Davidoff, Matthew Krasin, Chia-Wei Hsu, Haitao Pan, Jianrong Wu, Rachel Brennan, Michael W Bishop, Sara Helmig...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022 Feb 1
11 citations
Indocyanine green-guided nephron-sparing surgery for pediatric renal tumors.
Abdelhafeez Abdelhafeez, Andrew J. Murphy, Rachel C. Brennan, Teresa Santiago, Zhaohua Lu, Matthew J. Krasin, John J. Bissler, Joseph M. Gleason, Andrew M. Davidoff> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2021 Aug 23
8 citations
Retinoblastoma seeds: impact on American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical staging.
Ankit Singh Tomar, Paul T. Finger, Brenda L. Gallie, Tero Kivelä, Ashwin Mallipatna, Chengyue Zhang, Junyang Zhao, Matthew W. Wilson, Rachel C. Brennan, Michala Burges...> ;The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Aug 2
40 citations
Retinoblastoma from human stem cell-derived retinal organoids
Jackie L. Norrie, Anjana Nityanandam, Karen Lai, Xiang Chen, Matthew W. Wilson, Elizabeth Stewart, Lyra Griffiths, Hongjian Jin, Gang Wu, Brent A. Orr, Quynh T. Tran, ...> ;Nature Communications. 2021 Jul 27
4 citations
Cognitive and Adaptive Functioning in Youth With Retinoblastoma: A Longitudinal Investigation Through 10 Years of Age.
Victoria W. Willard, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Haitao Pan, Chia-Wei Hsu, Rachel C. Brennan, Matthew W. Wilson, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Kristin Goode, Kendra R. Parris, Sean ...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2021 Apr 23
5 citations
Imaging for Staging of Pediatric Abdominal Tumors: An Update, From the AJR Special Series on Cancer Staging.
Cara E. Morin, Maddy Artunduaga, Gary R. Schooler, Rachel C. Brennan, Geetika Khanna> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2021 Apr 7
4 citations
Social-Emotional Functioning in Preschool-Aged Children With Cancer: Comparisons Between Children With Brain and Non-CNS Solid Tumors.
Victoria W. Willard, Mallorie Gordon, Bethany Means, Rachel C. Brennan, Heather M. Conklin, Thomas E. Merchant, Anna Vinitsky, Jennifer L. Harman> ;Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2021 Aug 11
7 citations
Response criteria for intraocular retinoblastoma: RB-RECIST.
Jesse L. Berry, Francis L. Munier, Brenda L. Gallie, Ashley Polski, Sona Shah, Carol L. Shields, Dan S. Gombos, Kathleen Ruchalski, Christina Stathopoulos, Rachana Sha...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021 Feb 23
2 citations
Chemoreduction with topotecan and vincristine: Quantifying tumor response in bilateral retinoblastoma patients.
Benjamin A. King, Natasha Sahr, April Sykes, Matthew W. Wilson, Rachel C. Brennan> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021 Jan 28
The impact of tumor excision on American Society of Anesthesiology-Physical Status scoring among pediatric anesthesiologists: A retrospective review.
Eric I Ly, Rachel C. Brennan, Matthew W. Wilson, Natasha Sahr, April Sykes, Kyle J Morgan> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2021 Jan 21
12 citations
Benign infiltrative myofibroblastic neoplasms of childhood with USP6 gene rearrangement.
Faizan Malik, Lu Wang, Zhongxin Yu, Morris Edelman, Lili Miles, Michael R. Clay, Dale Hedges, Rachel C. Brennan, Kim E. Nichols, M. Beth McCarville, Armita Bahrami> ;Histopathology. 2020 Nov 1
1 citations
Pure Bladder Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor Successfully Treated With Partial Cystectomy, Radiation, and Chemotherapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Akram Assadi, Ahmad N. Alzubaidi, Harry Lesmana, Rachel C. Brennan, Ali Saad, Vanessa Ortiz-Hernandez, Joseph M Gleason> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2021 Nov 1
4 citations
Assessment of Retinoblastoma Capacity in the Middle East, North Africa, and West Asia Region.
Michala Burges, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Rachel C. Brennan, Lisa Krull, Natasha Sahr, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Sima Jeha, Matthew W. Wilson> ;JCO Global Oncology. 2020 Oct 16
34 citations
A phase I trial of talazoparib and irinotecan with and without temozolomide in children and young adults with recurrent or refractory solid malignancies
Sara M. Federico, Alberto S. Pappo, Natasha Sahr, April Sykes, Olivia Campagne, Clinton F. Stewart, Michael R. Clay, Armita Bahrami, Mary Beth McCarville, Sue C. Kaste...> ;European Journal of Cancer. 2020 Sep 1
18 citations
Long-term renal function after treatment for unilateral, nonsyndromic Wilms tumor. A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study.
Daniel M. Green, Mingjuan Wang, Matthew J. Krasin, Andrew M. Davidoff, Deokumar Srivastava, Dennis W. Jay, Kirsten K. Ness, Barry L. Shulkin, Sheri L. Spunt, Deborah P...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2020 Jul 24
154 citations
Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level
Ido Didi Fabian, Elhassan Abdallah, Shehu U. Abdullahi, Rula A. Abdulqader, Sahadatou Adamou Boubacar, Dupe S Ademola-Popoola, AO Adio, Armin R. Afshar, Priyanka Aggar...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2020 May 1
20 citations
Complications Following Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Wilms Tumor.
Hannah R Spiegl, Andrew J. Murphy, David Yanishevski, Rachel C. Brennan, Chen Li, Zhaohua Lu, Joseph M. Gleason, Andrew M. Davidoff> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2020 Jan 1
47 citations
A Phase II Trial of Hu14.18K322A in Combination with Induction Chemotherapy in Children with Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma.
Wayne L. Furman, Sara M. Federico, Mary Beth McCarville, Barry L. Shulkin, Andrew M. Davidoff, Matthew J. Krasin, Natasha Sahr, April Sykes, Jianrong Wu, Rachel C. Bre...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2019 Nov 1
6 citations
Establishment of a formal program for retinoblastoma: Feasibility of clinical coordination across borders and impact on outcome
Christiane Al-Haddad, Ziad Bashour, Lina Farah, Layal Bayram, Zeina Merabe, Riad N. Ma'luf, Ramzi Alameddine, Toufic Eid, F. Geara, Matthew W. Wilson, Rachel C. Brenna...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2019 Aug 18
9 citations
Dedifferentiation in SDH-Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Report With Histologic, Immunophenotypic, and Molecular Characterization.
Faizan Malik, Teresa Santiago, Armita Bahrami, Eric Davis, Beth McCarville, Scott Newman, Elizabeth M Azzato, Andrew M. Davidoff, Rachel C. Brennan, David W. Ellison, ...> ;Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2019 May 9
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Journal Articles

Targeting the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Beta Stimulatory Circuitry to Control Retinoblastoma Seeds
Matthew W Wilson, Rachel C Brennan, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science