Co-Director, Duke Comprehensive Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center
Director, Duke Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic
Department / Division
Pediatrics /
Pediatrics-Hematology/Oncology
Address
DUMC 102382
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-684-3401
Office Telephone
919-684-3401
Fax Telephone
919-681-7950
Clinical Interests
Bleeding, thrombotic, and hematologic disorders in children; pharmacogenetics testing
Research Interests
Pediatric Thrombosis
Prospective Multi-Center Evaluation of the Duration of Therapy for Thrombosis in Children
Thrombosis and Hemostasis Centers Research and Prevention Network
American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network
Hemophilia
Public Health Surveillance of Bleeding Disorders Outside of Hemophilia Treatment Centers
ITP
Eltrombopag PETIT: Eltrombopag in Pediatric Patients with Thrombocytopenia
Sickle Cell Anemia
BABY HUG Follow-up Study II
TCD with Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea-Clinical Center
Pharmacokinetics and Relative Bioavailability of a Liquid Formulation of Hydroxyurea in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia
Pediatric Pharmacogenetics
This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Alvarez, O; Miller, ST; Wang, WC; Luo, Z; McCarville, MB; Schwartz, GJ; Thompson, B; Howard, T; Iyer, RV; Rana, SR; Rogers, ZR; Sarnaik, SA; Thornburg, CD; Ware, RE; BABY HUG Investigators. Effect of hydroxyurea treatment on renal function parameters: results from the multi-center placebo-controlled BABY HUG clinical trial for infants with sickle cell anemia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2012;59:668-674.
(2012)
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Grace, RF; Bennett, CM; Ritchey, AK; Jeng, M; Thornburg, CD; Lambert, MP; Neier, M; Recht, M; Kumar, M; Blanchette, V; Klaassen, RJ; Buchanan, GR; Kurth, MH; Nugent, DJ; Thompson, AA; Stine, K; Kalish, LA; Neufeld, EJ. Response to steroids predicts response to rituximab in pediatric chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2012;58:221-225.
(2012)
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Josephson, CD; Granger, S; Assmann, SF; Castillejo, MI; Strauss, RG; Slichter, SJ; Steiner, ME; Journeycake, JM; Thornburg, CD; Bussel, J; Grabowski, EF; Neufeld, EJ; Savage, W; Sloan, SR. Bleeding risks are higher in children versus adults given prophylactic platelet transfusions for treatment-induced hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia. Blood. 2012;120:748-760.
(2012)
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Mouttalib, S; Rice, HE; Snyder, D; Levens, JS; Reiter, A; Soler, P; Rothman, JA; Thornburg, CD. Evaluation of partial and total splenectomy in children with sickle cell disease using an Internet-based registry. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2012;59:100-104.
(2012)
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Shah, N; Landi, D; Shah, R; Rothman, J; De Castro, LM; Thornburg, CD. Complications of implantable venous access devices in patients with sickle cell disease. American Journal of Hematology. 2012;87:224-226.
(2012)
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Thornburg, CD; Carpenter, S; Zappa, S; Munn, J; Leissinger, C. Current prescription of prophylactic factor infusions and perceived adherence for children and adolescents with haemophilia: a survey of haemophilia healthcare professionals in the United States. Haemophilia. 2012;18:568-574.
(2012)
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Greenway, A; Ware, RE; Thornburg, CD. Long-term results using hydroxyurea/phlebotomy for reducing secondary stroke risk in children with sickle cell anemia and iron overload. American Journal of Hematology. 2011;86:357-361.
(2011)
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Moran, C; Thornburg, CD; Barfield, RC. Ethical considerations for pharmacogenomic testing in pediatric clinical care and research. Pharmacogenomics. 2011;12:889-895.
(2011)
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Smith, GM; Lewis, VR; Whitworth, E; Gold, DT; Thornburg, CD. Growing up with sickle cell disease: a pilot study of a transition program for adolescents with sickle cell disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 2011;33:379-382.
(2011)
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Thornburg, CD; Calatroni, A; Panepinto, JA. Differences in health-related quality of life in children with sickle cell disease receiving hydroxyurea. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 2011;33:251-254.
(2011)
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Wang, WC; Ware, RE; Miller, ST; Iyer, RV; Casella, JF; Minniti, CP; Rana, S; Thornburg, CD; Rogers, ZR; Kalpatthi, RV; Barredo, JC; Brown, RC; Sarnaik, SA; Howard, TH; Wynn, LW; Kutlar, A; Armstrong, FD; Files, BA; Goldsmith, JC; Waclawiw, MA; Huang, X; Thompson, BW; BABY HUG investigators. Hydroxycarbamide in very young children with sickle-cell anaemia: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial (BABY HUG). Lancet. 2011;377:1663-1672.
(2011)
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Thompson, BW; Miller, ST; Rogers, ZR; Rees, RC; Ware, RE; Waclawiw, MA; Iyer, RV; Casella, JF; Luchtman-Jones, L; Rana, S; Thornburg, CD; Kalpatthi, RV; Barredo, JC; Brown, RC; Sarnaik, S; Howard, TH; Luck, L; Wang, WC. The pediatric hydroxyurea phase III clinical trial (BABY HUG): challenges of study design. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2010;54:250-255.
(2010)
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Thornburg, CD; Jones, E; Bomgaars, L; Gage, BF. Pediatric warfarin practice and pharmacogenetic testing. Thrombosis Research. 2010;126:e144-e146.
(2010)
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Thornburg, CD; Rogers, ZR; Jeng, MR; Rana, SR; Iyer, RV; Faughnan, L; Hassen, L; Marshall, J; McDonald, RP; Wang, WC; Huang, X; Rees, RC; BABY HUG Investigators. Adherence to study medication and visits: data from the BABY HUG trial. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2010;54:260-264.
(2010)
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Raffini, L; Thornburg, C. Testing children for inherited thrombophilia: more questions than answers. British Journal of Haematology. 2009;147:277-288.
(2009)
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Thornburg, CD; Dixon, N; Burgett, S; Mortier, NA; Schultz, WH; Zimmerman, SA; Bonner, M; Hardy, KK; Calatroni, A; Ware, RE. A pilot study of hydroxyurea to prevent chronic organ damage in young children with sickle cell anemia. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2009;52:609-615.
(2009)
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Thornburg, CD. Physicians' perceptions of adherence to prophylactic clotting factor infusions. Haemophilia. 2008;14:25-29.
(2008)
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Thornburg, CD; Dixon, N; Paulyson-Nuñez, K; Ortel, T. Thrombophilia screening in asymptomatic children. Thrombosis Research: vascular obstruction, hemorrhage and hemostasis. 2008;121:597-604.
(2008)
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Thornburg, CD; Smith, PB; Smithwick, ML; Cotten, CM; Benjamin, DK. Association between thrombosis and bloodstream infection in neonates with peripherally inserted catheters. Thrombosis Research: vascular obstruction, hemorrhage and hemostasis. 2008;122:782-785.
(2008)
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Thornburg, C; Pipe, S. Neonatal thromboembolic emergencies. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 2006;11:198-206.
(2006)
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Thornburg, CD; Pipe, SW. Adherence to prophylactic infusions of factor VIII or factor IX for haemophilia. Haemophilia. 2006;12:198-199.
(2006)
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Thornburg, CD; Ware, RE. The utility of the autohaemolysis test for children with congenital haemolytic anaemia. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. 2003;25:25-28.
(2003)
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