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Warren W. Johnson
Researcher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Publications - 37
Citations - 1635
Warren W. Johnson is an academic researcher from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acute lymphocytic leukemia & Wilms' tumor. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 37 publications receiving 1618 citations. Previous affiliations of Warren W. Johnson include University of Tennessee Medical Center & University of Tennessee.
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The central nervous system in childhood leukemia: I. The arachnoid
TL;DR: It is shown that CNS leukemia is primarily an arachnoid disease, and abnormalities in brain parenchyma apparently result from leukemic extension through pia‐glial membrane or interference with local perfusion due to constriction of blood vessels by perivascular arachNoid leukemia.
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Fatalities During Remission of Childhood Leukemia
TL;DR: The frequency of remission fatalities at this institution has increased progressively to l6% of all children dying with acute lymphocytic leukemia, which coincides with more aggressive therapy, longer remissions and survival, and a larger patient population at risk.
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Classification of chronic myelocytic leukemia in children.
Kirby L. Smith,Warren W. Johnson +1 more
TL;DR: Two patients with familial chronic myelocytic leukemia are surviving in remission 9 years following splenectomy and the use of chemotherapy has not significantly prolonged survival in the authors' patients.
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Stage-related combined modality treatment of retinoblastoma. Results of a prospective study.
Cathryn B. Howarth,David Meyer,H. Omar Hustu,Warren W. Johnson,Ellen Shanks,Charles B. Pratt +5 more
TL;DR: The staging system was effective in identifying subpopulations of patients and successfully predicted those at greater risk of recurrence or death, and combined modality therapy instituted according to stage was effective.
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Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia in children with cancer. Diagnosis and treatment.
TL;DR: Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia was diagnosed in 19 children with cancer and Seventeen children were treated with pentamidine isethionate; nine recovered.