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Sara M. Federico, MD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Director, Solid Tumor Division

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Contact Information

Sara M. Federico, MD

Solid Tumor

MS 260, Room C6016

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678

Education

BA – Stanford University, Palo Alto, California MD – Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA Pediatric Internship – Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Pediatric Residency – Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford University, Palo Alto, California Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memphis, TN

Research Interests

  • Clinical investigation of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas
  • Translational research in pediatric solid tumor malignancies
  • Novel drug development for pediatric solid tumor malignancies 

Clinical Trials

ANBL1232: Response and Biology-Based Risk Factor-Guided Therapy in Treating Younger Patients With Non-High Risk Neuroblastoma

Study goal:

The overall goal for this study is to see if the doctors can treat non-high-risk NBL by either not doing surgery or by reducing the amount of chemotherapy given and still get very good results.

ONITT: Study of Onivyde with Talazoparib or Temozolomide in Children and Young Adults with Recurrent/Refractory Solid Tumors and Ewing Sarcoma

Study goal:

The main goal of this study is to test new experimental drugs in hopes of finding a treatment that may work against tumors that have come back or that have not responded to standard therapy in children, adolescents and young adults.

Closed
ANBL1821: Eflornithine with Chemo-Immunotherapy for Children with Advanced Neuroblastoma

Study goal:

The main purpose of this study is to find out the good and bad effects of eflornithine combined with irinotecan, temozolomide, and dinutuximab in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma.

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