Публикации
Работы в профессиональных журналах:
- Фундаментальные исследования (гипотеза-ведущие)
1. Postovsky S, Weyl Ben Arush M, Kassis E, Elhasid R, Krivoy N.
Pharmacokinetic analysis of gentamicin thrice and single daily
dosage in pediatric cancer patients. Ped Hematol Oncol 1997;
14:547-554.
2. Krivoy N, Peleg S, Postovsky S. Weyl Ben Arush M. Pharmacokinetic
analysis of vancomycin on steady state in pediatric cancer patients.
Ped Hematol Oncol 1998; 15:333-338.
3. Krivoy N, Postovsky S, Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Pharmacokinetic
analysis of amikacin twice and single daily dosage in
immunocompromised pediatric patients. Infection 1998; 26:396-398.
4. Elhasid R, Laor A, Lischinsky S, Postovsky S, Weyl Ben Arush M. Nutritional
status of children with solid tumors. Cancer 1999; 86:119-125.
5. Weyl Ben Arush M, Linn S, Ben Itzhak O, Levy R, Peretz Nahum M, TsukShina T, Guilburd JN, Elhasid R, Postovsky S. Prognostic
significance of DNA Ploidy in childhood astrocytomas. Ped Hematol
Oncol 1999; 16:387-396.
6. Weyl Ben Arush M, Ben Itzhak O, Yossilevski G, Elhasid R, Postovsky S,
Israel O. Neuroblastoma maturation by [(131) I]
metaiodobenzylguanidine in chemoresistant neuroblastoma. Med
Ped Oncol 1999; 33:418-419.
7. Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M, Pollack S, Tavor K, Streichman S, Postovsky
S, Haddad N, Rowe JM. Immune and hematopoietic reconstitution
after transplantation of cord blood progenitor cells: Case report and
review of the literature. Leukemia 2000; 14:931-934
8. Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M, Katz T, Gan Y, Shechter Y, Sami I, Postovsky
S, Reisner Y, Rowe JM. Successful haploidentical bone marrow
transplantation in Fanconi anemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 2000;
26:1221-1224.
9. Postovsky S, Lightman A, Aminpour D, Elhasid R, Peretz M, Weyl Ben Arush
M. Sperm cryopreservation in adolescents with newly diagnosed
cancer. Med Pediatr Oncol. 2003; 40:355-359
10.
Postovsky S, Weyl Ben Arush M, Diamond E, Elhasid R, Shoshani G,
Shamir R. The prevalence of low selenium levels in newly diagnosed
pediatric cancer patients. Ped Hematol Oncol 2003; 20: 273-280
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Ben Arush MW, Israel O, Postovsky S, Militianu D, Meller I, Zaidman
I, Sapir AE, Bar-Shalom R. Positron emission tomography/computed
tomography with (18)fluoro-deoxyglucose in the detection of local
recurrence and distant metastases of pediatric sarcoma. Pediatr
Blood Cancer. 2007; 49: 901-5
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Elhasid R, l Ben Arush M, Zaidman I, Leiba R, Ben Barak A,
Postovsky S, Haddad N, Katz T, Pollack S, Sami I, Gidoni O, Rubin
D, Mandel H, Attias D, Reisner S, Etzioni A, Rowe J. Safe and
efficacious bone marrow transplantation for non-malignant disorders
using partial T-cell depletion and no postransplantation graft-versushost disease prophylaxis. Biology of Blood and Marrow
Transplantation 2007; 13: 329-38
13.
Shafat I, Ben Barak A, Postovsky S, Elhasid R, Ilan N, Vlodavsky I,
Weyl Ben Arush M. Heparanase levels are elevated in the plasma of
pediatric cancer patients and correlate with response to anti-cancer
treatment. Neoplasia 2007; 9: 909-16
Hartman C, Ben-Artzi E, Berkowitz D, Elhasid R, Lajterer N,
Postovski S, Hadad S, Shamir R. Olive oil-based intravenous lipid
emulsion in pediatric patients undergoing bone marrow
transplantation: a short-term prospective controlled trial. Clin Nutr.
2009; 28: 631-5.
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Clinical Descriptive Research
1. Weyl Ben Arush M, Roguin A, Zamir E, Elhasid R, Pries D,
Gaitini D, Dale A, Postovsky S. Bleomycin and
cyclophosphamide toxicity simulating metastatic
nodules to the lungs in childhood cancer. Ped
Hematol Oncol 1997; 14:381-386.
2. Weyl Ben Arush M, Postovsky S, Goldsher D, Elhasid R, Constantini S.
Clinical and radiographic response in three children with recurrent
malignant cerebral tumors with high dose tamoxifen. Ped Hematol
Oncol 1999; 16:245-250.
3. Postovsky S, Linn S, Dinkin M, Futerman B, Kassis E, Shoshani G, Hayari L,
Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Obstructions of central venous
catheters in pediatric cancer patients: Comparison of port-a-cath
versus Broviac. Austral-Asian J Cancer 2000; 1:7-12.
4. Elhasid R, Lanir N, Sharon R, Weyl Ben Arush M, Levine C, Postovsky S,
Ben Barak A, Brenner B. Prophylactic therapy with enoxaparin
during L-Asparaginase treatment in children with acute
lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood Coagulat Fibrinol 2001; 12:367-370.
5. Tadmor C, Postovsky S, Elhasid R, Ben Barak A, Weyl Ben Arush M. Policies
designated to enhance the quality of life of children with cancer
at the end-of-life. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2003; 20:43-54.
6. Postovsky S, Ash S, Ramu N, Yaniv Y, Zaizov R, Futerman B, Elhasid R, Ben
Barak A, Khalil A, Weyl Ben Arush M. Central nervous system
involvement in children with sarcoma. Oncology 2003; 65: 118-124
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Postovsky S, Weyl Ben Arush M, Elhasid R, Davidson S, Leshanski
S, Vlodavsky E, Guilburd JN, Amikam D. A novel case of a CAT to
AAT transversion in codon 179 of the p53 gene in a supratentorial
primitive neuroectodermal tumor harbored by a young girl: Case
report and review of literature. Oncology 2003; 65: 46-51
8. Postovsky S, Weyl Ben Arush M. Care of a child dying of cancer: the role
of the palliative care team in pediatric oncology. Ped Hem Oncol
2004; 21: 67-76
9. Postovsky S, Levinzon A, Ofir R, Weyl Ben Arush M. “Do not resuscitate”
orders among children with solid tumors at the end of life. Ped
Hem Oncol 2004; 21: 661-668
10.
S. Postovsky, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Acral erythema caused by high
dose methotrexate in patients with osteogenic sarcoma. Ped Hem
Oncol 2005; 22:167-73
11.
MW. Ben Arush, P. Schenzer, S. Maurice , Elhasid R, S. Postovsky,
A. Ben Barak, M. Haimi, I. Zeidman, L. Hayari, E. Livne. Serum
vascular endothelial growth factor as a significant marker of
treatment response in pediatric malignancies. Ped Hem Oncol 2005;
22: 513-24
12.
M. Haimi, MW. Arush, G. Bar-Sela, E. Gez, Z. Bernstein, S.
Postovsky, AB. Barak, A. Kuten. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the
pediatric age group: the northern Israel (Rambam) medical center
experience, 1989-2004. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2005; 27: 510-6
13.
MW. Ben Arush, R. Bar Shalom, S. Postovsky, D. Militianu, M.
Haimi, I. Zaidman, O. Israel. Assessing the Use of FDG-PET in the
Detection of Regional and Metastatic Nodes in Alveolar
Rhabdomyosarcoma of Extremities. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2006;
28: 440-445
14.
Z. Bar-Sever, Z. Keidar, A. Ben-Barak, R. Bar-Shalom, S. Postovsky,
L. Guralnik, MW. Ben Arush, O. Israel. The incremental value of
(18) F-FDG PET/CT in paediatric malignancies. Eur J Nucl Med
Mol Imaging. 2006; 34: 630-7
15.
Postovsky S, Vlodavsky E, Eran A, Guilburd J, Weyl Ben Arush M.
Secondary Glioblastoma multiforme after treatment for primary
choroid plexus carcinoma in childhood. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol.
2007; 29: 248-252.
16.
Postovsky S, Moaed B, Krivoy E, Ofir R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Practice
of palliative sedation in children with brain tumors and sarcomas at
the end of life. Ped Hematol Oncol 2007; 24:409-415
17.
Postovsky S, Barzilai M, Meller I, Kollander Y, Futerman B, Weyl Ben
Arush M. Does regular follow-up influence the survival of patients
with sarcoma after recurrence? The Miri Shitrit Pediatric Oncology
department experience. J Pediatr Oncol Hematol 2008; 30: 189-195
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D. Bacri, MD, M. Weyl Ben Arush, MD, E. Vlodavsky, MD, PhD, Y.
Kollander, MD, D. Militianu, MD, and S. Postovsky, MD.
Osteogenic Sarcoma in a child with Familial Expansile Osteolysis
Syndrome: An Accidental Association? J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
2010; 32: e50-3
Bacri D, Bar-Shalom R, Weyl Ben Arush M, Postovsky S. Value of
routine bone scans in patients with bone sarcomas before local
treatment. J Pediatr Oncol Hematol. 2011; 33:103-6
Ilivitzki A, Abugazala M, Arkovitz M, Benbarak A, Postovsky S,
Arad-Cohen N, Ben-Arush M. Ultrasound-guided Core Biopsy as
the Primary Tool for Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Oncology. J
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 Dec 28.
Abikhzer G, Gourevich K, Arkovitz M, Postovsky S, Keidar Z . Role
of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the staging of pediatric peritoneal
mesothelioma. Clin Nucl Med. 2013; 38: e331-2.
Hileli I, Weyl Ben Arush M, Hakim F, Postovsky S. Association
between religious and socio-economic background of parents of
children with solid tumors and DNR orders. Pediatr Blood Cancer.
2013 Aug 12. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24712. [Epub ahead of print]
Case Reports
1. Postovsky S, Daitzchman M, Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Ewing’s sarcoma
of the zygomatic area bones in a young child: A case presentation.
Am J Otolaryngology 2000; 21:213-215.
2. Postovsky S, Elhasid R, Ben Barak A, Levine K, Weyl Ben Arush M. Allergic
reaction to high dose methotrexate: Case report and literature review.
Med Ped Oncol 2000; 35:131-132.
3. Postovsky S, Elhasid R, Otte GB, Ben Itzhak O, Gaitini D, Weyl Ben Arush
M. Late recurrence of combined hepatocellular carcinoma and
hepatoblastoma in a child: Case report and review of the literature.
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2001; 11:61-65.
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4. Elhasid R, Vlodavsky E, Nachtigal A, Keidar Z, Postovsky S, Weyl Ben Arush
M. Pediatric tumors: Case 3. Bone marrow involvement in
osteosarcoma. J Clin Oncol 2001; 19:276-278.
5. Postovsky S, Bialik V, Keidar Z, Epelman M, Militianu D, Ben Itzhak O,
Weyl Ben Arush M. Large cell lymphoma of bone presented by
limp. J Ped Orthop, Part B 2001; 10:81-84
6. Postovsky S, Berant M, Ofer A, Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Local
dissemination of hepatocellular carcinoma after fine needle
aspiration in a child. Med Ped Oncol 2001; 36:667-668.
7. Postovsky S, Beck D, Ben Itzhak O, Weyl Ben Arush M. Secondary thyroid
carcinoma after treatment for clear cell carcinoma of the uterus. J
Ped Hematol Oncol 2001; 23:257-258.
8. Postovsky S, Daitzchman M, Dale A, Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Unusual
presentation of mastoid eosinophilic granuloma in a young patient.
Ped Hematol Oncol 2001; 18:283-289.
9. Weyl Ben Arush M, Israel O, Keidar Z, Guralnik L, Best L-A, Meushar N,
Elhasid R, Postovsky S. Detection of isolated distant metastasis in
soft tissue sarcoma by fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission
tomography: Case report. Ped Hematol Oncol 2001; 18:295-298.
10.
Postovsky S, Militianu D, Bialik V, Vlodavsky E, Elhasid R, Peled M,
Weyl Ben Arush M. Concomitant focal fibrocartilaginous dysplasia
of the tibia and eosinophilic granuloma of the jaw in a child. J Ped
Orthop, Part B 2002; 11:172-175.
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Postovsky S, Epelbaum M, Ben Itzhak O, Beck D, Weyl Ben Arush M.
Growing teratoma syndrome treated by Interferon alpha-2β: Case
report and literature review. Ped Hem Oncol 2004; 21: 9-16
12.
Shahar E, Postovsky S, Bennett O. Central neurogenic hyperventilation
in a conscious child associated with glioblastoma multiforme. Ped
Neurol 2004; 30: 287-90
13.
Haimi M, Ben Arush MW, Kassis I, Postovsky S, Kra-Oz Z, Elhasid R.
Bullous herpes zoster in a child with leukemia: Case report and
review of the literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2004; 26: 587-590
14.
Nutman A, Postovsky S, Zaidman I, Elhasid R, Vlodavsky E, Kreiss Y,
Weyl Ben Arush M. Primary intraspinal primitive neuroectodermal
tumor treated with autologous stem cell transplantation: case report
and review of the literature.
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007; 24: 53-61.
15.
Soudack M, Guralnick L, Ben-Nun A, Berkovitz D, Postovsky S,
Vlodavsky E, Engel A. Imaging features of posterior mediastinal
chordoma in a child. Pediatric Radiology 2007; 37: 492-7
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Postovsky S, Vlodavsky E, Eran A, Weyl Ben Arush M. Unusual case
of leptomeningeal dissemination of diffuse pontine high-grade
astrocytoma in a child. Pediatric Neurosurgery 2008; 44: 208-211
17.
Arush MW, Kollender Y, Issakov J, Shalom RB, Arieh YB, Malkin L,
Postovsky S. Unusual leptomeningeal dissemination in a child with
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extracranial metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatr Hematol
Oncol. 2009; 26: 473-8
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S. Postovsky, E. Vlodavsky, A. Kuten, Y. Shendler, I. Doweck M.
Weyl Ben Arush. Undifferentiated Sarcoma of the Thyroid in a
Child. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 54:1038-40
Gefen A, Arush MW, Eisenstein I, Vlodavsky E, Abdah-Bortnyak
R, Postovsky S. Primitive Neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney
with renal failure. Isr Med Assoc J. 2012; 14: 520-2
Kuten J, Kaidar-Person O, Vlodavsky E, Postovsky S, Billan S,
Kuten A, Bortnyak-Abdah R. Anaplastic ganglioglioma in the spinal
cord: case report and literature review. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2012; 48:
245-8
Reviewer of book
1. Postovsky S. Late effects of childhood cancer edited by Hamish Wallace and
Daniel Green, 416 pp, with illus, $149.50, ISBN 0-340-80803-9,
London, England, Arnold, New York, NY, Oxford University Press,
2004. JAMA. 2005; 293:624-625.
Reviewer for scientific journals:
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol – 2009 - 2013
Pediatrics – 2010
Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry – 2010 – 2013
J Pain Symptom management - 2012
Chapters in books and reviews
1. Sergey Postovsky and Myriam Ben Arush: Care of a child dying of cancer,
in Psychosocial aspects of pediatric oncology, Eds. Shulamith Kreitler,
Myriam Weyl Ben Arush. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2004
2. Sergey Postovsky and Myriam Ben Arush: Care of a child dying of cancer,
in Psychosocial aspects of pediatric oncology, Eds. Shulamith Kreitler,
Myriam Weyl Ben Arush. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Second edition due in
2012
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Active participation in international meetings
1.
S. Postovsky, M. Weyl Ben Arush, E. Kassis, R. Elhasid, N. Krivoy.
Pharmacokinetic analysis of gentamicin in pediatric cancer patients. 10th
Mediterranean Congress of Chemotherapy. Antalya, Turkey. October 1996.
Abstract N.339.
2.
Krivoy, S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Pharmacokinetic analysis
on steady state of gentamicin in pediatric cancer patients. Twice and single daily
dosage. 5th International Congress on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical
Toxicology. Vancouver, Canada. November 1997.
3.
N. Krivoy, S. Peleg, S. Postovsky, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Pharmacokinetic analysis
on steady state conditions of Vancomycin in pediatric cancer patients. 5th
International Congress on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology.
Vancouver, Canada. November 1997. Abstract N.203.
4.
R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Pollack, K. Tavor, S. Streichman, S.
Postovsky, N. Haddad, JM. Rowe. Engraftment kinetics after cord blood
transplantation in patient with acute leukemia. 39th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Hematology. December 1997. San Diego, CA. Abstract
N.4361.
5.
S. Postovsky, M. Weyl Ben Arush, R. Elhasid, N. Krivoy. Pharmacokinetic
analysis of Amikacin twice and single daily dosage in pediatric cancer patients. 8th
International Congress on Anticancer Treatment. Paris, France. February 1998.
Abstract N.P71.
6.
R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Pollack, K. Tavor, S. Streichman, S.
Postovsky, N. Haddad, JM. Rowe. Engraftment kinetics after cord blood
transplantation in a patient with acute leukemia. 24th Annual Meeting European
Group for blood and marrow transplantation. Courmayers, Italy. March 1998.
Abstract N.75.
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T. Tsuk-Shina, M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Linn, O. Ben Itzhak, R. Levy, M. Peretz
Nahum, G. Guilburd, R. Elhasid, S. Postovsky. Prognostic significance of DNA
Ploidy in childhood astrocytomas. 3rd Congress of European Association for
Neurooncology. September 1998, Versailles, France. Abstract P219.
8.
R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, T. Katz, Y. Shechter, A. Ben
Barak, N. Haddad, JM. Rowe. Double peripheral blood autologous stem cell
transplantation (PBSCT) for PH+ ALL. Israeli-German Bi-National Conference:
Current Concepts in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. January 1999. Eilat, Israel.
9.
Elhasid R, Weyl Ben Arush M, Postovsky S, Katz T, Shechter Y, Ben-Barak A,
Haddad N, Rowe J. Double peripheral blood autologous stem cell transplantation
(PBSCT) for PH+ ALL. 25th Annual Meeting European Group for Blood and
Marrow Transplantation. March 1999, Hamburg, Germany.
10.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Linn, O. Ben Itzhak, R. Levy, M. Perez Nahum,
J.Guilburd, R. Elhasid, S. Postovsky. Prognostic significance of DNA Ploidy in
Childhood Astrocytomas. 35th Annual ASCO Meeting. May 1999, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA. Abstract N595.
11.
S. Postovsky, S. Linn, M. Dinkin, E. Kassis, R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush.
Obstructions of Central Venous Catheters in Pediatric Cancer Patients:
Comparing Port-A-Cath to Broviac. 3rd International Comprehensive Cancer Care
Conference. New York, USA. November 1999. Abstract N.63
12.
R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush, T. Katz, Y. Shechter, N. Haddad, Y. Reisner, S.
Postovsky, Ben Barak, K. Levin, JM. Rowe. Three-locus HLA-mismatched
haploidentical transplants using megadose CD34+ cell count in Fanconi anemia.
41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, New Orleans,
Louisiana. December 1999. Abstract N 3205.
13.
A. Ben Barak, S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, R. Shamir, D. Berkovitz, D. Mendelson,
I. Kassis, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Home parenteral support nutrition for children
with cancer: a pilot program. SIOP XXXII Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
October 2000. Abstract N P-20422.
14.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, G. Bar Sela, S. A. Reisner, A. Lorber, E. Khuri, D. Gaitini,
S. Postovsky, N. Haim. Secondary cardiac metastases in malignant pediatric
tumors: experience at the Northern Israel Cancer Center. SIOP XXXII Meeting,
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. October 2000. Abstract N P-238.
15.
R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush, T. Katz, N. Haddad, S. Postovsky, C. Levine, A.
Ben Barak, A. Etzioni, J.M. Rowe. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation with Tcell depletion and infusion of megadoses of CD34+ cells for children with nonmalignant disorders. 27th EBMT annual meeting and 17th meeting of the EBMT
nurses group, Maastricht, The Netherlands, March 25-28, 2001 Abstract WP144.
16.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, G. Bar Sela, M. E. Stein, S. A. Reisner, A. Lorber, E. Khuri,
D. Gaitini, S. Postovsky, N. Haim. Cardiac metastases in malignant pediatric and
adult tumors: experience at the Northern Israel Oncology Center. 37th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, San Francisco, CA. May
2001. Abstract N 3052.
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S. Postovsky, E. Yussim, A. Ben Barak, K. Levine, T. Tadmor, R. Usiel, R.
Elhasid, R. Shamir, R. Ofir, B. Rosenberg, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Use of Propofol
for anesthesia of painful procedures in pediatric cancer patients. Congress on
Current Treatment of Acute, Chronic and Cancer Pain. Lugano, Switzerland. June
2001. Abstract N.75.
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S. Postovsky, E. Diamond, M. Weyl Ben Arush, R. Elhasid, G. Hertzel, R.
Shamir. Selenium deficiency in newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients. 23rd
ESPEN Congress. Munich, Germany. September 2001. Abstract N. 5.
19.
S. Postovsky, M. Epelman, O. Ben Itzhak, D Beck, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Growing
teratoma syndrome: Therapeutic approach using anti-angiogenetic agents.
Children’s Cancer Institute Australia International Symposium: Childhood Cancer
– From Mechanisms to Therapeutics. Sydney, Australia. October 2001. Abstract
N. 21.
20.
S. Postovsky, A. Lightman, D. Aminpour, R. Elhasid, M. Peretz, G. Hertzel, M.
Weyl Ben Arush. Sperm cryopreservation in adolescents with newly diagnosed
cancer: The Northern Israel Pediatric Oncology Center experience. 33rd Meeting
of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology. Brisbane, Australia. October
2001 Abstract N. 283.
21.
S. Postovsky, E. Diamond, M. Weyl Ben Arush, R. Elhasid, G. Hertzel, R.
Shamir. The prevalence of Selenium deficiency in newly diagnosed pediatric
cancer patients. 33rd Meeting of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology.
Brisbane, Australia. October 2001 Abstract N. 273
22.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak, C. Levine, J.
Guilburd, S. Constantini. Antiangiogenetic therapy in pediatric malignancies: The
experience of the Northern Israel Pediatric Cancer Center. 33rd Meeting of the
International Society of Pediatric Oncology. Brisbane, Australia. October 2001
Abstract N. 97.
23.
S. Postovsky. Management of refractory symptoms in cancer patients. The 2nd
Neve Rachel Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Conference on Pain Management and
Palliative Care in Pediatric Oncology. Haifa, Israel. October 2001.
24.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak, C. Levine, JF
Guilburd. Antiangiogenetic therapy in pediatric malignancies: Experience of the
Northern Israel Pediatric Cancer Center. 6th International Symposium on
Predictive Oncology & Intervention Strategies, Paris, France. February 2002.
Abstract N 217.
25.
R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, A. Ben Barak, A. Khalil, A.
Fillipovich, J. Rowe. Successful Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in a
child with Bloom syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia. 28th EBMT annual
meeting and 18th meeting of the EBMT nurses group and 1st meeting of the EBMT
data management group, Montreux, Switzerland, March 24-27, 2002 Abstract
O180.
26.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak, C. Levine, JF
Guilburd. Antiangiogenetic therapy in pediatric malignancies: Experience of the
Northern Israel Pediatric Cancer Center. 38th American Society of Clinical
Oncology Annual meeting, Orlando, Fla, May 18-21, 2002.
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27.
S. Postovsky, I. Kassis, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak, K. Levin, M. Weyl Ben Arush.
Cefipime as monotherapy in the treatment of febrile neutropenia in pediatric
cancer patients. 14th MASCC International Symposium: Supportive Care in
Cancer, Boston, MA, June 23-26, 2002.
28.
S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Management of
refractory symptoms in pediatric cancer patients: Experience of the Miri Shitrit
Pediatric Oncology/Hematology Department, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa,
Israel. 14th MASCC International Symposium: Supportive Care in Cancer,
Boston, MA, June 23-26, 2002.
29.
S. Postovsky, S. Ash, N. Ramu, I. Yaniv, R. Zaizov, I.J. Cohen, R. Elhasid, A.
Ben Barak, A. Khalil, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Central nervous system involvement
in children with sarcoma. SIOP XXXIII Meeting, Porto, Portugal, September 1821, 2002. Abstract P-110.
30.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, U. Tabori, R. Dvir, G. Rechavi, Y. Burstein.
Temolozomide in recurrent pediatric brain tumors. Porto, Portugal, September 1821, 2002. Abstract P-235.
31.
S. Postovsky, D. Amikam, R. Elhasid, S. Davidson, L. Leshanski, E. Vlodavsky,
JN. Guilburd, M. Weyl Ben Arush. A novel case of a CAT to AAT transversion in
codon 179 of the p53 gene in a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor
harboured by a young girl: Case report and review of literature. Second IsraeliGerman Bi-national Conference: Current concepts in pediatric oncology and
hematology, 20-21 November 2002, Berlin, Germany.
32.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak. Chemotherapy and
tamoxifen in pediatric recurrent malignant tumors: Pilot study. ASCO Annual
Meeting, Abstract 3263. May 2003, Chicago IL
33.
S. Postovsky, A. Levenzon, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Do not resuscitate orders among
children with solid tumors at the end of life. 15th International Symposium of the
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Abstract A151. June 2003, Berlin, Germany
34.
S. Postovsky, R. Ofir, A. Levenzon, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Starting palliative
service program in the department of pediatric oncology: the Meyer children’s
Hospital experience. 16th International Symposium of the Multinational
Association of supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC). Abstract A-3. June 2004,
Miami, Fl
35.
D. Amikam, S. Davidson, L. Leshanski, M.W. Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, T.
Peretz, A. Salmon, D. Abelovich, M. Sagi. Mutations in the p53 gene: a rare
transversion in a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor and a novel
germline aberration: Clinical implications. 9th World Congress on Advances in
Oncology. October 2004, Crete, Greece
36.
S. Postovsky, B. Moaed, R. Ofir, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Prevalence of symptoms
among children with brain tumors and sarcomas at the end of life. 4th Research
forum of the European Association for Palliative Care. May 2006, Venice, Italy
37.
S. Postovsky, B. Moaed, R. Ofir, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Management of refractory
symptoms in pediatric cancer patients: the experience of the Miri Shitrit Pediatric
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oncology/haematology department, Rambam medical Center, Haifa, Israel. 4th
Research forum of the European Association for Palliative Care. May 2006,
Venice, Italy
38.
S. Postovsky, B. Moaed, R. Ofir, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Palliative service in
pediatric oncology/haematology department. 4th Research forum of the European
Association for Palliative Care. May 2006, Venice, Italy
39.
R. Ofir, A. Levinzon, S. Postovsky, G. Herzl, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Do not
resuscitate (DNR) orders as a measure of the effectiveness of preparation of
parents towards the death of a terminally ill child. 38th Annual Conference of the
International Society of Pediatric Oncology. September 2006, Geneva,
Switzerland. Abstract PG1.020
40.
S. Postovsky, M. Barzilai, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Does the regular follow-up
influence the survival of patients with sarcoma after recurrence: the Miri Shitrit
pediatric oncology department experience. 12th Annual meeting of Connective
Tissue Oncology Society. November 2006. Venice, Italy. Abstract 553
41.
S. Postovsky, B. Moaed, R. Ofir, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Practice of palliative
sedation in children with brain tumors and sarcomas at the end of life. 18th
International Symposium of the Multinational Association of supportive Care in
Cancer (MASCC). June 2007. St. Gallen, Switzerland. Abstract N 236
42.
Moaed B, S. Postovsky, R. Ofir, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Emergency conditions
during last 100 days of life among pediatric cancer patients with solid tumors.
June 2007, EAPC Congress, Budapest, Hungary. Abstract N131
43.
Postovsky S, Bacri D, Gershoni R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Osteogenic sarcoma in a
child with familial hyperphosphatasemia: the accidental association? 13th Annual
meeting of Connective Tissue Oncology Society. November 2007. Seattle, WA.
Abstract N 786
44.
Postovsky S, Moaed B, Ofir R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Imaging studies among
pediatric cancer patients during the last phase of life. 5th Research forum of the
European Association for Palliative Care. May 2008, Trondheim, Norway.
Abstract N 417
45.
Postovsky S, Moaed B, Ofir R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Optimization of palliative
care for children with solid tumors during three last months of their life. 5th
Research forum of the European Association for Palliative Care. May 2008,
Trondheim, Norway Abstract N199
46.
Postovsky S, Moaed B, Ofir R, Weyl Ben Arush M. Evaluation of role of
chemotherapy in incurable pediatric cancer patients with solid tumors. 21st
International Symposium of the Multinational Association of supportive Care in
Cancer (MASCC). June 2010. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Abstract N 100
47.
Postovsky S, Bar-Shalom R, Weyl Ben Arush M, Bacri D. Value of routine bone
scans in patients with bone sarcomas before local treatment. 14th Annual meeting
of Connective Tissue Oncology Society. November 2010. Paris.
48.
Khoury JF, Weyl Ben Arush M, Weintraub M, Futerman B, Issakov J, Vlodavsky
E, Postovsky S . Predictive value of rate of decrease of serum alkaline
phosphatase during the first month of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on percentage of
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tumor necrosis and clinical outcome in patients with osteogenic sarcoma. EMSOS
annual meeting, Ghent, Belgium, 2011 Abstract N100
Abstracts in international meetings
1.
S. Postovsky, S. Linn, M. Dinkina, B. Futerman, E. Kassis, R. Elhasid, M. Weyl
Ben Arush. Obstructions of central venous catheters in pediatric cancer patients:
Port-a-cath versus Broviac comparison. Single institution experience. Joint
Annual Meeting of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology and the
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Montreal, Canada.
September 1999. Abstract N36.
2.
R. Elhasid, N. Lanir, R. Sharon, M. Weyl Ben Arush, C. Levine, S. Postovsky, A.
Ben Barak, B. Brenner. Prophylactic therapy with enoxaparin during LAsparaginase treatment in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology, San Francisco, CA.
December 2000. Abstract N.4084.
3.
R. Elhasid, M. Weyl Ben Arush, T. Katz, N. Haddad, S. Postovsky, C. Levin, A.
Ben Barak, A. Etzioni, JM. Rowe. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation with T-cell
depletion and infusion of megadoses of CD34+ cells for children with nonmalignant disorders. 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Hematology, San Francisco, CA. December 2000. Abstract N.5281.
Active participation in national meetings
1.
S. Postovsky, L. Hayari, G. Shoshani, O. Ben Itzhak, A. Ofer, A. Altman. R.
Elhasid, M. Hashmonai. Local dissemination of hepatocellular carcinoma after
fine needle aspiration in a child. Joint Annual Meeting of Israeli Society of
Pediatric Oncology and Hematology and Pediatric Surgery Society. Jerusalem,
March 1998.
2.
M. Weyl Ben Arush, S. Postovsky, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak, C. Levine, J.
Guilburd, S. Constantini. Antiangiogenetic therapy in pediatric malignancies:
Experience of the Northern Israel Pediatric Cancer Center. Annual meeting of the
Israeli Society of Pediatric Oncology (ISPHO), Kfar Blum, June 2001.
3.
S. Postovsky, U. Tabori, R. Dvir, G. Rechavi, A. Toren, Y. Burnstein, H. Golan,
B. Bielorai, D. Waldman, Y. Neuman, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Temozolomide in
pediatric brain tumors: Pilot study. Pediatric Neuro-oncology Meeting, Herzlia,
January 2002.
4.
E. Vlodavsky, S. Postovsky, O. Ben Itzhak, JN Guilburd, M. Weyl Ben Arush.
Clinico-pathological characteristics of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRT)
of the brain. Pediatric Neurooncology Meeting, Herzlia, January 2002.
5.
S. Postovsky. Management of refractory symptoms in pediatric cancer patients.
IVth Annual Meeting of the Israeli Palliative Medical Society, Tel Aviv, January
2002.
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6.
S. Postovsky, S. Ash, N. Peylan-Ramu, I. Yaniv, R. Zaizov, I. Cohen, R. Elhasid,
A. Ben Barak, Khalil, M. Ben Arush. CNS involvement in pediatric sarcoma
patients. Pediatric Musculoskeletal Malignancies Meeting, Herzlia, March 2002.
7.
S. Postovsky, S. Ash, N. Ramu, I. Yaniv, R. Zaizov, R. Elhasid, A. Ben Barak, A.
Khalil, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Brain metastases in children with sarcomas: does
treatment directed to CNS disease really prolong survival? The Vth Annual
Meeting of the Israeli Palliative Medical Society, Dead Sea, February 2003
8.
S. Postovsky, A. Levenzon, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Do not resuscitate (DNR)
orders in children with solid malignant tumors. The Vth Annual Meeting of the
Israeli Palliative Medical Society, Dead Sea, February 2003
9.
S. Postovsky, A. Levenzon, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Do not resuscitate (DNR)
orders in children with solid malignant tumors. The first symposium on ethics in
pediatric oncology and hematology. Givataim, October 2003
10.
S. Postovsky, B. Moaed, R. Ofir, M. Weyl Ben Arush. Prevalence of symptoms
among children with brain tumors and sarcomas at the end of life. 9th Annual
Meeting of Israeli Society for Palliative Medicine. Kibbutz Ha-Goshrim, May
2006
11.
S. Postovsky. Characteristics of Pediatric Palliative Care – Problem & Solutions.
10th Annual Meeting of Israeli Society for Palliative Medicine. Dead See, May
2007 (invited speaker)
Attendance at International Seminars
1.
“Cancer in Children: Challenges and Controversies”. Organised by British
Council. October 1997. London, England.
2.
3rd European course on Palliative Care for Children. Organized by Warsaw
hospice for children. May 2003. Warsaw, Poland
3.
Pan European Sarcoma Trials. Organized by European Science Foundation.
November-December 2006. Stuttgart, Germany
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