Leslie L. Robison, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
Associate Director for Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Departments
Epidemiology and Cancer Control
Contact Information
Leslie Robison, PhD
Epidemiology and Cancer Control
MS 735, Room S6010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Email: les.robison@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-5817
FAX: (901) 595-5845
Education
BS - University of California, Los Angeles, California (1976)
MPH - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1979)
PhD - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1982)
Research Interests
- Cancer survivorship
- Outcomes research
- Clinical trials in cancer prevention and control
- Epidemiology and etiology of childhood cancer
Current Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
- St. Jude Lifetime Cohort
- St. Jude Consortium for Pediatric Intervention Research
Selected Publications
2012 Publications
Wampler MA, Galatino ML,. Huang S, Gilchrist LS, Marchese VG, Morris GS, Scalzitti DA, Hudson MM, Oeffinger KC, Stovall M, Leisenring W, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Ness KK. Physical activity among adult survivors of childhood lower extremity sarcoma. J Cancer Survivorship 6(1):45-53, 2012.
Zierhut H, Linet MS, Robison LL, Severson RK, Spector L. Family history of cancer and non-malignant diseases and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A Children’s Oncology Group Study. Cancer Epidemiol 36(1):45-51, 2012.
Viega LH, Bhatti P. Ronckers CM, Sigurdson AJ, Stovall M, Smith SA, Weathers R, Leisenring WM, Mertens AC, Hammond S, Neglia JP, Meadows AT, Donaldson SS, Sklar CA, Friedman DL, Robison LL, Inskip PD. Chemotherapy and thyroid cancer risk: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21(1):92-101, 2012.
Hudson MM, Neglia JP, Woods WG, Sundlund JT, Pui CH, Kun LE, Robison LL, Green DM. Lessons from the past: Opportunities to improve childhood cancer survivor care through outcomes investigations of historical therapeutic approaches for pediatric hematological malignancies. Pediatr Blood Cancer 58(3):334-343, 2012.
Cozen W, Li D, Van Den Berg DJ, Gourraud PA, Cortessis VK, Skol AD, Mack TM, Glaser SL, Weiss LM, Nathwani BN, Bhatia S, Schumacher FR, Edlund CK, Hwang AE, Slanger SL, Fredericksen ZS, Strong LC, Habermann TM, Link BK, Cerhan JR, Robison LL, Conti DV, Onel K. A genome-wide meta-analysis of nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma identifies risk loci at 6p21.32. Blood 119(2):469-475, 2012.
Rosenfeld RG, Cohen P, Robison LL, Bercu BB, Clayton P, Hoffman AR, Radovick S, Saenger P, Savage MO, Wit JM. Long-term surveillance of growth hormone therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97(1):68-72, 2012.
Ness KK, Hudson MM, Pui CH, Green DM, Krull KR, Huang TT, Robison LL, Morris EB. Neuromuscular impairments in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Associations with physical performance and chemotherapy doses. Cancer 118(3):828-838, 2012.
Zebrack BJ, Stuber ML, Meeske KA, Phipps S, Krull KR, Lie Q, Yasui Y, Parry C, Hamilton R, Robison LL, Zeltzer LK. Preceived positive impact of cancer among long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psychooncology 21(6):630-639, 2012.
Kurt BA, Nolan VG, Ness KK, Neglia JP, Tersak JM, Hudson MM, Armstrong GT, Hutchinson RJ, Leisenring WM, Oeffinger KC, Robison LL, Arora M. Hospitalization rates among survivors of childhood cancer in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort. Pediatr Blood Cancer 59(1):126-132, 2012.
Signorello LS, Mulvihill JJ, Green DM, Munro HM, Stovall M, Weathers RE, Mertens AC, Whitton JA, Robison LL, Boice JR. Congenital anomalies in the children of cancer survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 30(3):239-245, 2012.
Green DM, Cox CL, Zhu L, Srivastava DK, Stovall M, Nolan VG, Ness KK, Donaldson SS, Oeffinger KC, Meacham LR, Sklar CA, Krull KR, Armstrong GT, Robison LL. Risk Factors for Obesity in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 30(3):246-255, 2012.
Klosky JL, Howell CR, Li Z, Foster RH, Mertens AC, Robison LL, Ness KK. Risky Health Behavior Among Adolescents in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort. J Pediatr Psychol 37(6):634-646, 2012.
Gurney JG, Ojha RP, Ness KK, Huang S, Sharma S, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Kaste SC. Abdominal aortic calcification in young adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Results from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer Epub May 17, 2012.
Buchbinder D, Mertens AC, Zeltzer LK, Leisenring WM, Goodman P, Lown WA, Alderfer MA, Recklitis CJ, Oeffinger KC, Armstrong GT, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Casillas J. Cancer Prevention and Screening Practices of Siblings of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21(7):1079-1088, 2012.
Wilson CL, Dilley K, Ness KK. Leisenring EL, Sklar CA, Kaste SC, Stovall M, Green DM, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Kadan-Lottick NS. Fractures among long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer 118(23):5920-5928, 2012.
Park ER, Kirchoff AC, Zallen JP, Weissman JS, Pajolek K. Mertens AC, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Donelan K, Recklitis CJ, Diller LR, Kuhithau KA. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study participants’ preceptions and knowledge of health insurance coverage: Implications for the Affordable Care Act. J Cancer Surviv Epub May 17, 2012.
Kinahan KE, Sharp LK, Seidel K, Leisenring W, Didwania A, Lacouture ME, Stovall M, Haryani A, Robison LL, Krull KR. Scarring, disfigurement and quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 30(20):2466-2477, 2012.
Henderson TO, Whitton J, Leisenring W, Neglia J, Meadows A, Crotty C, Oeffinger KC, Diller L, Inskip P, Smith SA, Stovall M, Hammond S, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Nathan PC. Secondary gastrointestinal cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A cohort study. Ann Intern Med 156(11):757-766, 2012.
Brackett J, Krull KR, Scheurer ME, Wei L, Srivastava DK, Stovall M, Merchant TE, Packer RJ, Robison LL, Okcu MF. Antioxidant Enzyme Polymorphisms and Neuropsychological Outcomes in Medulloblastoma Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS). Neuro Oncol 14(8):1018-1025, 2012.
Chow EJ, Wiu W, Srivastava DK, Leisenring WM, Hayashi RJ, Sklar CA, Stovall M, Robison LL, Baker KS. Differential effects of radiotherapy on growth and endocrine function among acute leukemia survivors: A Childhood Cancer Survivor Study report. Pediatr Blood Cancer Epub May 24, 2012.
Nottage K, McFarlane J, Krasin MJ, Srivastava D, Robison LL, Hudson MM. Secondary colorectal carcinoma after childhood cancer. J Clin Oncol 30(20):2552-2558, 2012.
Henderson TO, Oeffinger KC, Whitton J, Leisenring W, Neglia J, Meadows A, Crotty C, Rubin DT, Diller L, Inskip P, Smith SA, Stovall M, Constine LS, Hammond S, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Nathan PC. Increased risk for gastrointestinal cancer in childhood cancer survivors. Ann Intern Med 156(11):1-36, 2012.
Cox CL, Zhu L, Finnegan L, Steen BD, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Oeffinger KC. Survivor profiles predict health behavior intent: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psychooncology 21(5):469-478, 2012.
Watt TC, Inskip PD, Stratton K, Smith SA, Kry SF, Sigurdson AJ, Stovall M, Leisenring W, Robison LL, Mertens AC. Radiation-related risk of basal cell carcinoma in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort. J Natl Cancer Inst 104(16):1240-1250, 2012.
Lown EA, Mertens AC, Korcha RA, Leisenring W, Hudson MM, Greenfield TK, Robison LL, Zeltzer LK. Prevalence and predictors of risky and heavy alcohol consumption among adult siblings of childhood cancer survivors. Psychooncology Epub June 27, 2012.
Henderson TO, Rajaraman P, Stovall M, Constine LS, Olive A, Smith SA, Mertens A, Meadows A, Neglia JP, Hammond S, Whitton J, Inskip PD, Robison LL, Diller L. Risk Factors Associated with Secondary Sarcomas in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Bilo Phys 84(1):224-230, 2012.
Armstrong GT, Plana JC, Zhang N, Srivastava D, Green DM, Ness KK, Donovan FD, Metzger ML, Arevalo A, Durand JB, Joshi V, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Flamm SD. Screening Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer for Cardiomyopathy: Comparison of Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Clin Oncol 30(23):2876-2884, 2012.
Cox CL, Zhu L, Steen BD, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Oeffinger KC. Survivor Typologies Predict Medical Surveillance Participation: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psychooncology Epub September 11, 2012.
Krull KR, Sabin ND, Reddick WE, Zhu L, Armstrong GT, Green DM, Leisenring WM, Stovall M, Neglia JP, Robison LL. Neurocognitive Function and CNS Integrity in Adult Survivors of Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 30(29):3618-3624, 2012.
Ojha RP, Oancea C, Ness K, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Gurney JG. Assessment of potential bias from non-participation in a dynamic cohort of long-term childhood cancer survivors: Results from the St. Jude Lifetime Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer Epub September 28, 2012.
Chemaitilly W, Robison LL. Safety of growth hormone treatment in patients preciously treated for cancer. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 41(4):785-792, 2012.
Brinkman TM, Reddick WE, Luxton J, Glass JO, Sabin ND, Srivastava DK, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Krull KR. Cerebral white matter integrity and executive function in adult survivors of childhood medulloblastoma. Neuro Oncol Suppl 4:25-36, 2012.
Zhu L, Tong X, Zhao H, Sun J, Srivastava DK, Leisenring W, Robison LL. Statistical analysis of mixed recurrent event data with application to cancer survivor study. Stat Med Epub Nov 8, 2012.
Kovalchik SA, Robckers CM, Veiga LH, Sigurdson AJ, Inskip PD, de Vathaire F, Sklar CA, Donaldson SS, Anderson H, Bhatti P, Hammond S, Leisenring WM, Mertens AC, Smith SA, Stovall M, Tucker MA, Weathers RE, Robison LL, Pfeiffer RM. Absolute risk prediction of second primary thyroid cancer among 5-year survivors of childhood cancer. J Clin Oncol 31(1): 119-127, 2012.
Other Publications
Last update: March 2013