Scott Howard

Scott C. Howard, MD, MS

Member, St. Jude Faculty
Medical Information Officer
Director of Clinical Trials, International Outreach Program
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Departments

Oncology
Information Sciences

Divisions

Leukemia / Lymphoma

Contact Information

Scott Howard, MD, MS
Leukemia / Lymphoma
MS 721, Room S-2014B
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678

Education

MS - UT Memphis College of Health Sciences (2001)
MD - University of Alabama, Huntsville (Chemistry) (1994)
BS - University of Alabama, Huntsville (Chemistry) (1990)


Research Interests


Selected Publications

Bhakta N, Martiniuk AL, Gupta S, Howard SC. The cost-effectiveness of treating paediatric cancer in low-income and middle-income countries: a case-study approach using acute lymphocytic leukaemia in Brazil and Burkitt lymphoma in Malawi. Arch Dis Child epub 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301419. PMID: 23201550.

Baskin JL, Reiss U, Wilimas JA, Metzger ML, Ribeiro RC, Pui C-H, Howard SC. Thrombolytic therapy for central venous catheter occlusion. Haematologica 97(5):641-650, 2012. PMID:22180420

Metzger ML, Weinstein HJ, Hudson MM, Billett AL, Larson EC, Friedmann A, Howard SC, Donaldson SS, Krasin MJ, Kun LE, Marcus KJ, Yock TI, Tarbell N, Billups CA, Wu J, Link MP. Results of a prospective clinical trial of VAMP with or without radiation based on early response for children with very low risk Hodgkin lymphoma. JAMA 307(24):2609-2616, 2012. PMID:22735430

Day SW, McKeon LM, Garcia J, Wilimas JA, Carty RM, de Alarcon P, Antillon F, Howard SC. Use of joint commission international standards to evaluate and improve pediatric oncology nursing care in Guatemala. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012; Epub doi: 10.1002/pbc.24318. PMID:23015363

Marjerrison S, Antillon F, Fu L, Martinez R, Vasquez R, Bonilla M, Howard SC, Sung L. Outcome of children treated for relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Central America. Cancer 2012 Epub Nov 16. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27846. PMID: 23165914

Bhakta N, Martiniuk AL, Gupta S, Howard SC. The cost-effectiveness of treating paediatric cancer in low-income and middle-income countries: a case-study approach using acute lymphocytic leukaemia in Brazil and Burkitt lymphoma in Malawi. Arch Dis Child epub 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301419. PMID: 23201550.

Gupta S, Bonilla M, Valverde P, Fu LG, Howard SC, Ribeiro RC, Sung L. Treatment-related mortality in children with acute myeloid leukaemia in Central America: incidence, timing and predictors. Eur J Cancer 48(9):1363-9, 2012.

Denburg AE, Joffe S, Gupta S, Howard SC, Ribeiro RC, Antillon FA, Vasquez R, Sung LL. Pediatric oncology research in low income countries: ethical concepts and challenges. Pediatr Blood Cancer (58)4:492-7, 2012.

Carr S, Allison KJ, Van De Velde LA, Zhang K, English EY, Iverson A, Daw NC, Howard SC, Navid F, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Yang J, Adderson EE, McCullers JA, Flynn PM. Safety and immunogenicity of live attenuated and inactivated influenza vaccines in children with cancer. J Inf Dis 204(10):1475-1482, 2011.

Bhojwani D, Pei D, Sandlund JT, Jeha S, Ribeiro RC, Rubnitz JE, Raimondi SC, Shurtleff S, Onciu M, Cheng C, Coustan-Smith E, Bowman WP, Howard SC, Metzger ML, Inaba H, Leung W, Evans WE, Campana D, Relling MV, Pui CH. ETV6-RUNX1-positive childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: improved outcome with contemporary therapy. Leukemia August 26, 2011.

Inaba H, Bhojwani D, Pauley JL, Pei D, Cheng C, Metzger ML, Howard SC, Rubnitz JE, Sandlund JT, Ribeiro RC, Leung W, Campana D, Pui CH, Jeha S. Combination chemotherapy with clofarabine, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide in children with refractory or relapsed haematological malignancies. Br J Haematol August 25, 2011.

Howard SC, Jones DP, Pui CH. The tumor lysis syndrome - reply to letter. N Engl J Med365(6):573-574, 2011.

Howard SC, Jones DP, Pui CH. The tumor lysis syndrome. N Engl J Med 364(19):1844-1854, 2011.

Brennan RC, Helton KJ, Pei D, Cheng C, Inaba H, Metzger ML, Howard SC, Rubnitz JE, Ribeiro RC, Sandlund JT, Jeha S, Pui CH, Bhojwani D. Spinal epidural lipomatosis in children with hematologic malignancies. Ann Hematol90(9):1067-1074, 2011.

Sandlund JT, Pui CH, Mahmoud H, Zhou Y, Lowe E, Kaste S, Kun LE, Krasin MJ, Onciu M, Behm FG, Ribeiro RC, Razzouk BI, Howard SC, Metzger ML, Hale GA, Rencher R, Graham K, Hudson MM. Efficacy of high-dose methotrexate, ifosfamide, etoposide and dexamethasone salvage therapy for recurrent or refractory childhood malignant lymphoma. Ann Oncol 22(2):468-471, 2011.

Gupta S, Antillon FA, Bonilla M, Fu L, Howard SC, Ribeiro RC, Sung LL. Treatment-related mortality in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Central America. Cancer 117(20):4788-4795, 2011.

Quintana Y, Patel AN, Naidu PE, Howard SC, Antillon FA, Ribeiro RC. POND4Kids: a web-based pediatric cancer database for hospital-based cancer registration and clinical collaboration. Stud Health Technol Inform 164:227-231, 2011.

Kawedia JD, Kaste SC, Pei D, Panetta JC, Cai X, Cheng C, Neale G, Howard SC, Evans WE, Pui CH, Relling MV. Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacogenetic determinants of osteonecrosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 117(8):2340-2347, 2011.

Hines-Thomas MR, Howard SC, Hudson MM, Krasin MJ, Kaste SC, Shulkin BL, Metzger ML. Utility of bone marrow biopsy at diagnosis in pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma. Haematologica 95(10):1691-1696, 2010.

Metzger ML, Hudson MM, Krasin MJ, Kaste SC, Kun LE, Sandlund JT, Howard SC. Initial response to salvage therapy determines prognosis in relapsed pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Cancer 116(18):4376-84, 2010.

Conklin HM, Khan RB, Reddick WE, Ashford J, Ogg S, Howard SC, Morris EB, Brown R, Bonner M, Christensen R, Wu S, Xiong X, Mulhern RM. Long-term efficacy of methylphenidate in enhancing attention regulation, social skills and academic abilities of childhood cancer survivors. JCO 28(29):4465-72, 2010.

Pui C-H, Pei D, Sandlund JT, Ribeiro RC, Rubnitz JE, Raimondi SC, Onciu M, Campana D, Kun LE, Jeha S, Cheng C, Howard SC, Metzger ML, Bhojwani D, Downing JR, Evans WE, Relling MV. Long-term results of St. Jude Total Therapy studies 11, 12, 13A, 13B and 14 for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 24(2):371-382, 2010. PMID: 20010620

Pui CH, Pei D, Campana D, Bowman WP, Sandlund JT, Kaste SC, Ribeiro RC, Rubnitz JE, Coustan-Smith E, Jeha S, Cheng C, Metzger ML, Bhojwani D, Inaba H, Raimondi SC, Onciu M, Howard SC, Leung W, Downing JR, Evans WE, Relling MV. Improved prognosis for older adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Clin Oncol 29(4):386-391, 2011.

Crews KR, Zhou Y, Pauley J, Howard SC, Jeha S, Relling MV, Pui C-H. Effect of allopurinol versus urate oxidase on methotrexate pharmacokinetics in children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer 116(1):227-232, 2010. PMID: 19834958

Complete list of publications

Last update: December 2012