Benjamin Lerman, MS, MD

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address600 16th Street
San Francisco CA 94158
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    I am a pediatric oncologist and physician scientist with interests in developmental therapeutics, clinical trials, and translational genomics. My current research focuses on intratumoral heterogeneity and biomarkers of therapy response in neuroblastoma and glioma.

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    Stanford University, Stanford, CABS06/2014Biology
    Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CAMS06/2019Epidemiology & Clinical Research
    Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CAMD06/2019
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PAResidency06/2022Pediatrics
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    FDA & AACR2024Oncology Education Fellow
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia2022Outstanding Achievement in Childhood Advocacy
    David A. Zlotnick Memorial Foundation2018Award in Global Child Health
    Mary Duke Biddle Foundation2018Scholarship in Global Health
    American College of Physicians2017Young Achiever Award

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    A Molecular Atlas of Intratumoral Heterogeneity in IDH-mutant Glioma
    NIH/NCI K12Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2027
    Investigating Molecular Drivers of Focal vs. Disseminated Disease at Presentation and Progression in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma
    St. Baldrick's Foundation St. Baldrick's FellowshipJul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2027
    3D Molecular Evolution of Glioblastoma
    NIH/NCI T32CA128583-17Aug 1, 2024 - Jul 6, 2025
    3D Molecular Evolution of Glioblastoma
    NIH/NCI 5T32CA151022-14Sep 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024
    Association of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Symptoms With Mortality After Elective Noncardiac Surgery In Patients With Heart Failure
    NIH TL1TRTR001084Sep 1, 2017 - Aug 30, 2018
    An Evaluation of Socioeconomic Barriers to Surgical Care in Low and Middle Income Countries
    Stanford School of Medicine Medical Scholars Research GrantJun 1, 2015 - May 30, 2016
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    1. Autologous stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis: a multicenter summary of outcomes 2010-2020. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2026 Jun 22. Lerman B, Schönland S, Hegenbart U, Sanchorawala V, Hassan H, Lee HC, Qazilbash M, Kin A, Zonder J, Dispenzieri A, Dingli D, Buadi F, Arai S, Chin M, Chakraborty R, Mapara MY, Lentzsch S, Magen H, Shkury E, Sarubbi C, Landau H, Gertz M, Muchtar E. PMID: 42332218.
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    2. Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti-GD2 Immunotherapy Era. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Aug; 73(8):e70385. Lerman BJ, Matthay KK, Hollinger F, Black C, Lazar AA, Pampaloni M, DuBois SG, Vo KT. PMID: 42117253.
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    3. The cellular and mutational origins of IDH mutant glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2026 Apr 01; 28(4):827-828. Lerman BJ, Doyle OM, Costello JF. PMID: 41707677; PMCID: PMC13128477.
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    4. Efficacy and Tolerability of Topotecan/Cyclophosphamide/Dinutuximab in Relapsed and Refractory High-Risk Neuroblastoma: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 May; 73(5):e70195. Lerman BJ, King M, Mody R, Onyeama SJ, Marachelian A, Cash T, Federico SM, Granger M, Desai AV, Shusterman S, Foster JH, Sokol E, Greer C, Streby K, Meany HJ, Vo KT, Macy ME, Bagatell R. PMID: 41823156; PMCID: PMC13271835.
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    5. Characterization of Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma After Autologous Stem Cell Transplant and External Beam Radiotherapy. Cancers (Basel). 2026 Feb 05; 18(3). Lin M, Chen JJ, Bagatell R, Shaaban SG, Lerman BJ, Shusterman S, Ioakeim-Ioannidou M, Yock TI, Catalano PJ, Elhalawani H, Dusenbery KE, Vo KT, Huang MS, Friedmann AM, Diller LR, Marcus KJ, MacDonald SM, Terezakis SA, Braunstein SE, Hill-Kayser CE, Haas-Kogan DA, DuBois SG, Liu KX. PMID: 41681992; PMCID: PMC12897123.
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    6. Patterns of recurrence after radiotherapy for high-risk neuroblastoma: Implications for radiation dose and field. Radiother Oncol. 2024 09; 198:110384. Liu KX, Shaaban SG, Chen JJ, Bagatell R, Lerman BJ, Catalano PJ, DuBois SG, Shusterman S, Ioakeim-Ioannidou M, Yock TI, Shamberger RC, Mattei P, Vu L, Elhalawani H, Dusenbery KE, Vo KT, Huang MS, Friedmann AM, Diller LR, Marcus KJ, MacDonald SM, Terezakis SA, Braunstein SE, Hill-Kayser CE, Haas-Kogan DA. PMID: 38880415; PMCID: PMC12255944.
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    7. An Adolescent Boy With Hypoxia, Microscopic Hematuria, and Hypertension. Cureus. 2024 Jan; 16(1):e52738. Zhou MS, Lee CD, Lerman BJ, Strong A, LaRosa C. PMID: 38384656; PMCID: PMC10880807.
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    8. Progression-Free Survival and Patterns of Response in Patients With Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma Treated With Irinotecan/Temozolomide/Dinutuximab/Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor. J Clin Oncol. 2023 01 20; 41(3):508-516. Lerman BJ, Li Y, Carlowicz C, Granger M, Cash T, Sadanand A, Somers K, Ranavaya A, Weiss BD, Choe M, Foster JH, Pinto N, Morgenstern DA, Rafael MS, Streby KA, Zeno RN, Mody R, Yazdani S, Desai AV, Macy ME, Shusterman S, Federico SM, Bagatell R. PMID: 36206505.
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    9. Successful whole lung lavage in a child with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis secondary to hematologic malignancy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 01; 57(1):308-310. Tsukahara K, Lindell RB, Newman H, Lerman BJ, Kersun LS, Piccione J. PMID: 34644455; PMCID: PMC8665118.
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    10. Optimizable Risk Factors Contributing to Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2020 06 01; 155(6):530-531. Lerman BJ, Livingston EH, Wren SM. PMID: 32267503; PMCID: PMC7142792.
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    11. Association of Sex With Postoperative Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure Who Underwent Elective Noncardiac Operations. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 11 01; 2(11):e1914420. Mattingly AS, Lerman BJ, Popat R, Wren SM. PMID: 31675085; PMCID: PMC6826642.
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    12. Association Between Heart Failure and Postoperative Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Noncardiac Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2019 10 01; 154(10):907-914. Lerman BJ, Popat RA, Assimes TL, Heidenreich PA, Wren SM. PMID: 31290953; PMCID: PMC6624813.
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    13. Association of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Symptoms With Mortality After Elective Noncardiac Surgery Among Patients With Heart Failure. JAMA. 2019 02 12; 321(6):572-579. Lerman BJ, Popat RA, Assimes TL, Heidenreich PA, Wren SM. PMID: 30747965; PMCID: PMC6439591.
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    14. Long-term follow-up of pediatric head trauma patients treated at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 01 01; 23(1):125-132. Vaca SD, Xu LW, Nalwanga J, Muhumuza C, Lerman BJ, Kiryabwire J, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Muhumuza M, Haglund M, Grant G. PMID: 30485178.
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    15. Cost Effectiveness of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2018 Nov 10; 36(32):3192-3202. Lin JK, Lerman BJ, Barnes JI, Boursiquot BC, Tan YJ, Robinson AQL, Davis KL, Owens DK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD. PMID: 30212291.
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    16. Life After the Neurosurgical Ward in Sub-Saharan Africa: Neurosurgical Treatment and Outpatient Outcomes in Uganda. World Neurosurg. 2018 May; 113:e153-e160. Xu LW, Vaca SD, Nalwanga J, Muhumuza C, Vail D, Lerman BJ, Kiryabwire J, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Muhumuza M, Haglund MM, Grant G. PMID: 29427813.
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    17. Beyond Infrastructure: Understanding Why Patients Decline Surgery in the Developing World: An Observational Study in Cameroon. Ann Surg. 2017 12; 266(6):975-980. Lerman BJ, Alsan M, Chia NJ, Brown JA, Wren SM. PMID: 27849672.
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