Dr. Oren Josh Becher M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27705About
Dr. Oren Becher is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Becher 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. Becher treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Becher can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology- 2006
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Patellofemoral complications after total knee arthroplasty: a comparison of Modular Porous-Coated Anatomic with Duracon prostheses.
- Reasons for pediatrician nonadherence to asthma guidelines.
- Inhibition of PRC2 activity by a gain-of-function H3 mutation found in pediatric glioblastoma.
- PD-0332991, a CDK4/6 inhibitor, significantly prolongs survival in a genetically engineered mouse model of brainstem glioma.
- Children are not just little adults: recent advances in understanding of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma biology.
- Pax3 expression enhances PDGF-B-induced brainstem gliomagenesis and characterizes
- Cancer. For pediatric glioma, leave no histone unturned.
- A high-throughput in vitro drug screen in a genetically engineered mouse model of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma identifies BMS-754807 as a promising therapeutic agent.
- Pre-Clinical Models of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: Time for Cautious Optimism.
- Tumor location, but not H3.3K27M, significantly influences the blood-brain-barrier permeability in a genetic mouse model of pediatric high-grade glioma.
- A Novel Mouse Model of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Initiated in Pax3-Expressing Cells.
- ABCG2 and ABCB1 Limit the Efficacy of Dasatinib in a PDGF-B-Driven Brainstem Glioma Model.
- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology: Time to Go Molecular.
- Vamorolone, a dissociative steroidal compound, reduces pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in glioma cells and increases activity and survival in a murine model of cortical tumor.
Fellowships
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Cornell/Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2006
- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2007
- MSKCC, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, NY, USA 2007
- MSKCC/Cornell, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, NY, USA 2006
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