Dr. Mala Kiran Talekar M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
34th St. & Civic Center Blvd Room 9nw55 Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Mala Talekar is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Talekar specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Talekar treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Talekar can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Targeting TRAIL in the treatment of cancer: new developments.
- ONC201 induces cell death in pediatric non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cells.
- Discovery and clinical introduction of first-in-class imipridone ONC201.
- A Multicenter Study of Bacterial Blood Stream Infections in Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: The Role of Acute Gastrointestinal Graft-versus-Host Disease.
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