Greg Armstrong, MD

Gregory T. Armstrong, MD, MSCE

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

Departments

Epidemiology and Cancer Control

Divisions

Neuro Oncology

Contact Information

Gregory Armstrong, MD, MSCE
Epidemiology and Cancer Control
MS 735
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Email: greg.armstrong@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-5892
FAX: (901) 595-5845

Education

BS - Samford University (1995)
MD - University of Alabama School of Medicine (1999)
MS - University of Pennsylvania (Clinical Epidemiology) (2006)


Clinical Interests

  • Epidemiology and etiology of childhood cancer
  • Cancer survivorship
  • Outcomes research
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Optic Pathway Glioma
  • Neuro-oncology

Current Research

  • Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS), Project Director
  • Establishment of a Lifetime Cohort of Adults Surviving Childhood Cancer (SJLIFE)
    • SJLIFE1: Cardiac MRI for Assessment of Cardiomyopathy Following High-Dose (>350mg/m2) Anthracycline Administration for Childhood Malignancy in Asymptomatic Patients (XPD07-076, SJLIF1), Principal Investigator
    • SJLIFE2: Cardiac MRI for Assessment of Cardiomyopathy Following High-Dose (<150mg/m2 Doxorubicin) Anthracycline Administration for Childhood Malignancy in Asymptomatic Patients (XPD07-077, SJLIF2), Principal Investigator
    • SJLIFE3: Observation of Myocardial Injury Secondary to Anthracycline Chemotherapy Evidenced by Delayed Contrast Enhancement on Cardiac MRI (XPD07-078, SJLIF3), Principal Investigator
  • Radiotherapy Alone Versus Chemotherapy Followed by Response-based Radiotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Germinoma (CNS232), Principal Investigator [Closed to Accrual, Open for Follow-up]
  • Mortality & Long-Term Outcomes after Diagnosis with Low Grade Glioma (XPD08-129) Principal Investigator [Accrual Closed; Open for Follow up]
  • Feasibility Study to Determine Willingness of Parents of LTFU Participants with Hodgkins Disease to Provide a Saliva Sample for Future Research (CC01) Principal Investigator
  • Aerobic and Strengthening Exercise for Acute Leukemia (XRCISL) Co-Principal Investigator
  • Adult Neuropsychological Late-Effects in Childhood Low Grade Brain Tumors Compliance Pilot (XPD07‑037) Principal Investigator [Accrual Closed; Open for Follow-up]
  • Testicular and sexual dysfunction in adult survivors of childhood cancer, Co-Investigator

Selected Publications

Ellenberg L, Liu Q, Gioia G, Yasui Y, Packer RJ, Mertens A, Donaldson SS, Kadan-Lottick N, Armstrong G, Robison LL, Zeltzer LK. Neurocognitive status in long-term survivors of childhood CNS malignancies: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Neuropsychology 2009 (in press).

Armstrong GT, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Huang S, Ness KK, Leisenring W, Hudson MM, Donaldson SS, King AA, Stovall M, Krull KR, Robison LL, Packer RJ. Long-term outcomes among adult survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies. J Natl Cancer Inst 2009 (in press).

Armstrong GT, Whitton JA, Gajjar A, Kun LE, Chow EJ, Stovall M, Leisenring W, Robison LL, Sklar CA. Abnormal timing of menarche in survivors of central nervous system tumors: a Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer 115:2562–70, 2009.

Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Boice JD, Chow EJ, Davies SM, Donaldson SS, Green DM, Hammond S, Meadows AT, Mertens AC, Mulvihill JJ, Nathan PC, Neglia JP, Packer RJ, Rajaraman P, Sklar CA, Stovall M, Strong LC, Yasui Y, Zeltzer LK. The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: a National Cancer Institute–supported resource for outcome and intervention research. J Clin Oncol 27:2308–18, 2009.

Armstrong GT, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Neglia JP, Leisenring W, Robison LL, Mertens AC. Late mortality among 5-year survivors of childhood cancer: a summary from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 27:2328–38, 2009.

Ness KK, Leisenring WM, Huang S, Hudson MM, Gurney JG, Whelan K, Hobbie WL, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Oeffinger KC. Predictors of inactive lifestyle among adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer 115:1984–94, 2009.

Ness KK, Leisenring W, Goodman P, Kawashima T, Mertens AC, Oeffinger KC, Armstrong GT, Robison LL. Assessment of selection bias in clinic-based populations of childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 52:379–86, 2009.

Leisenring WM, Mertens AC, Armstrong GT, Stovall MA, Neglia JP, Lanctot JQ, Boice JD Jr, Whitton JA, Yasui Y. Pediatric cancer survivorship research: experience of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol 7:2319-27, 2009.

Armstrong GT, Chow EJ, Sklar CA. Alterations in pubertal timing following therapy for childhood malignancies. Endocr Dev 15:25-39, 2009.

Sanders RP, Onar A, Boyett JM, Broniscer A, Morris EB, Qaddoumi I, Armstrong GT, Boop FA, Sanford RA, Kun LE, Merchant TE, Gajjar A. M1 Medulloblastoma: high risk at any age. J Neurooncol 90:351-5, 2008.

Kurt BA, Armstrong GT, Cash DK, Krasin MJ, Morris EB, Spunt SL, Robison LL, Hudson MM. Primary care management of the childhood cancer survivor. J Pediatr 152:458–66, 2008.

Zeltzer LK, Lu Q, Leisenring W, Tsao JC, Recklitis C, Armstrong G, Mertens AC, Robison LL, Ness KK. Psychosocial outcomes and health-related quality of life in adult childhood cancer survivors: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:435–46, 2008.

Armstrong GT, Localio AR, Feygin T, Bilaniuk L, Phillips PC, Fisher MJ, Strom BL, Zimmerman R. Defining optic nerve tortuosity. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28:666-71, 2007.

Armstrong GT, Sklar CA, Hudson MM, Robison LL. Long-term health status among survivors of childhood cancer: Does sex matter? J Clin Oncol 25:4477-89, 2007.

Armstrong GT, Phillips PC, Rorke-Adams LB, Judkins AR, Localio AR, Fisher MJ. Gliomatosis cerebri: 20 years of experience at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Cancer 107:1597-606, 2006.

Armstrong GT, Rangwala LM, Liu GT. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and its Neuro-Ophthalmic Manifestations Including Optic Pathway Gliomas: A Review. Curr Med Lit-Ophthal 16:1-6, 2006.

Armstrong GT, Szallasi A, Beigel JA, Shurtleff S, Bilaniuk LT, Womer RB, Choi J. Early Molecular Detection of Central Nervous System Relapse in a Child with Systemic Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Blood Cancer 44:400-6, 2005.

Last update: June 2009

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